The edges between the live and dead forest smeared with the surrounding wood, almost pulling the live trees in. Evoking them with hungry, dead fingers.
“I should confess: I have four mortal enemies. Cousin Archibald and his sister, Matilde, are one and two, for obvious reasons. But there are two more, and while it seems a bit ungenerous for a person to have four mortal enemies, what can I give as explanation other than I am morally flawed?”
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2
“On a cream card a single word was scrawled: Imperterritus. I flipped the card over, and embossed in gold was a beautiful lion. It was not docile, neither was it ferocious or violent, rather, it was undaunted. Which is what, I learned upon investigation, Imperterritus means in Latin. Undaunted. Fearless.”
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1
“I once asked him about the afterlife. I said, "Maxwell, what do you think it will be like?"
He answered back, "Well, Lion, I can't rightly say, but I do hope I'll know better what to do with that one than I do with the one I've got at present.”
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1
He answered back, "Well, Lion, I can't rightly say, but I do hope I'll know better what to do with that one than I do with the one I've got at present.”
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1
“Put off your sackcloth and ashes, and rise to the dignity of your true position - you are only limited because you choose to be so, not because there is any necessity for it. It is not fitting for you to grovel in the dust, you child of the King. Rise up! The golden throne of assurance awaits you! The crown of communion with Jesus is ready to adorn your brow.
Gather golden sheaves of grace, for they await you in the fields of faith.”
― Morning and Evening: A New Edition of the Classic Devotional Based on The Holy Bible, English Standard Version
Gather golden sheaves of grace, for they await you in the fields of faith.”
― Morning and Evening: A New Edition of the Classic Devotional Based on The Holy Bible, English Standard Version
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