“I am as sure as I live that nothing is so near to me as God. God is nearer to me than I am to myself; my existence depends on the nearness and the presence of God.”
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“She had blue skin,
And so did he.
He kept it hid
And so did she.
They searched for blue
Their whole life through,
Then passed right by-
And never knew.”
― Every Thing on It
And so did he.
He kept it hid
And so did she.
They searched for blue
Their whole life through,
Then passed right by-
And never knew.”
― Every Thing on It
“Underneath my outside face
There's a face that none can see.
A little less smiley,
A little less sure,
But a whole lot more like me.”
― Every Thing on It
There's a face that none can see.
A little less smiley,
A little less sure,
But a whole lot more like me.”
― Every Thing on It
“The trick was to live here without hating yourself because all around you was hatred. The trick was to refuse to allow your pain to prevent you from living honorably.”
― Snow Falling on Cedars
― Snow Falling on Cedars
“She left pieces of her life behind her everywhere she went. It's easier to feel the sunlight without them, she said.”
― Story People
― Story People
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