“The lie isn’t that we can’t be their equals. The lie is that they were ever anything but our equals.”
― The Fires of Vengeance
― The Fires of Vengeance
“Well, I myself find that respect is like manure. Use it where needed, and growth will flourish. Spread it on too thick, and things just start to smell.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“What the psalms offer us is a powerful aid to un-hide: to stand honestly before God without fear, to face one another vulnerably without shame, and to encounter life in the world without any of the secrets that would demean and distort our humanity”
― Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life
― Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life
“One could argue that all that really matters is that we learn to deal with where we are at any given moment, not where we were.”
― To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
― To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
“There is no more time to waste. Hours and days evaporate like creeks in the desert. That’s why it’s okay to be cruel to yourself as long as you realize you’re doing it to become better. We all need thicker skin to improve in life. Being soft when you look in the mirror isn’t going to inspire the wholesale changes we need to shift our present and open up our future.”
― Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
― Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
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