“Well now, I'd rather have you than a dozen boys, Anne,' said Matthew patting her hand. 'Just mind you that — rather than a dozen boys. Well now, I guess it wasn't a boy that took the Avery scholarship, was it? It was a girl — my girl — my girl that I'm proud of.”
― Anne of Green Gables
― Anne of Green Gables
“I knew that the moment I started worrying about whether or not I was good enough for the job, I wouldn't be able to do it.”
― A Circle of Quiet
― A Circle of Quiet
“Red hair is my life long sorrow.”
― Anne of Green Gables
― Anne of Green Gables
“If God has shown us bad times ahead, it's enough for me that He knows about them. That's why He sometimes shows us things, you know - to tell us that this too is in His hands.”
― The Hiding Place
― The Hiding Place
“It seems that Jesus did that for us over and over again. He said yes to uncomfortable things — like being friends with tax collectors and eating in their homes. Like letting a “woman . . . who lived a sinful life” (Luke 7:37) break a bottle of expensive perfume over his feet in an act of love and gratitude. Like considering Judas one of his best friends, even when he knew, he knew, Judas would be the one to turn on him.”
― Let's All Be Brave: Living Life with Everything You Have
― Let's All Be Brave: Living Life with Everything You Have
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