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that girl needed to hear the larger biblical point: that sin destroys life with God. Then she needed the biggest point of all—the theme of the whole Bible: that wherever sin destroys, Jesus heals.
“There was a little gap, a thrilling one, between the narrator and the author, between what was true and what couldn't be, a crucial space for a young reader, surrounded everywhere by the usual restrictions, to sit free and think what I liked.”
― And Then? And Then? What Else?
― And Then? And Then? What Else?
“Loneliness has a sad reputation. But all it is is a small circle you are standing in. This might be a sad experience, if it is not where you want to be standing. But being lonely often has the magic of clear truth -- a reminder that the circle is always present, in your mind, and that you alone can invite others to join you, the way you alone can decide what book to read, what sentences to hold close or to skip entirely.”
― And Then? And Then? What Else?
― And Then? And Then? What Else?
“Maybe this is what books do, she thinks, whether stories real or imagined or poems compiled in one place for people to flick through in search of what they need. They offer something universal but allow you to find your own meaning among the words. They are for everyone and yet they are for you too.”
― This Book Made Me Think of You
― This Book Made Me Think of You
“Dreams are elusive, and always pulling at you. They seem always to be right around the corner. But you never really know what you're chasing, until you catch it. If it turns out to be real magic, the chase will have been worth it.”
― Dream Chasing: My Four Decades of Success and Failure with Walt Disney Imagineering
― Dream Chasing: My Four Decades of Success and Failure with Walt Disney Imagineering
“The pleasure of reading is the pleasure of loneliness. Loneliness is at the heart of literature -- every book, every single book you can read.”
― And Then? And Then? What Else?
― And Then? And Then? What Else?
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