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“We hang suspended in His love.
When one heart moves the whole web trembles.”
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When one heart moves the whole web trembles.”
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“The American home has become the noisiest place of utter silence on earth.”
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“If I serve you in hopes of Paradise,
deny me Paradise.
If I serve thee in fear of hell,
condemn me to hell.
But if I love thee for love of thyself,
then grant me thyself.”
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deny me Paradise.
If I serve thee in fear of hell,
condemn me to hell.
But if I love thee for love of thyself,
then grant me thyself.”
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“Conversation is how values get ordered, how passion is made contagious. If a parent talks about it, it's important. If a child is allowed to join the conversation, then that child becomes more than a table decoration, he has a part to play in the drama that is growing up. If his ideas count, then he counts. Children gain essential access to adulthood by being given a safe place to speak, and by rehearsing their thoughts out loud before the most patient and supportive audience they will ever know.”
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“Books -- they come home hot in your hands and then by increments they warm your life, like heated bricks in a New England bed.”
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Joy’s 2024 Year in Books
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