Tammie

“There’s a day, she’d told him. There’s a last, best day. The day when everything is as good as it’s ever going to be. And if you’re not paying attention, you might miss it. It’s the day when you’re healthy, and everyone you love is okay, and maybe the sun is shining, and you’re doing something stupid like making a cup of tea or reading a book on the porch. And there’s a whole list of things you want but don’t have, and that might be what you’re thinking about. And not a single one of them matters. Because everything that’s important is right there. And, Mav, it’s so easy to miss it completely.”
― Lisa Unger, Close Your Eyes and Count to 10

“In politics, being deceived is no excuse.”
― Leszek Kołakowski

“What about the pain? How did you got rid of it?
Darling, in this world, there's no salvation from pain.”
― Hareem Ch, Hankering for Tranquility

“If I wanted to find out whether a man was a Christian, I wouldn’t go to his minister. I would go and ask his wife.”
― Dwight L. Moody, The Overcoming Life: Updated Edition