Donna and Herb

“hating a thing someone did, and hating the person who did it, are two different things.  One is an acknowledgement of a truthful fact; the other is a cage that traps your soul.”
― Ginny Dye, Lifted by the Wings of Destiny: January-June 1874

“God, the Father of mercies,’ said Tad, ‘through the death and resurrection of his Son, has reconciled the world to himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins. Through the ministry of the Church, may God give you pardon and peace.”
― Jan Karon, In the Company of Others

“There is joy in self-forgetfulness.” So I try to make the light in others’ eyes my sun, the music in others’ ears my symphony, the smile on others’ lips my happiness.”
― Helen Keller, The Story of My Life: The Original 1903 Unabridged and Complete Edition

“four basic principles of Americanism: the right to criticize, to hold unpopular beliefs, to protest, and to hold independent thought.”
― Kate Quinn, The Briar Club