“If she's amazing, she won't be easy. If she's easy, she won't be amazing. If she's worth it, you wont give up. If you give up, you're not worthy. ... Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.”
― Bob Marley: Guitar Chord Songbook
― Bob Marley: Guitar Chord Songbook
“France was a land, England was a people, but America, having about it still that quality of the idea, was harder to utter - it was the graves at Shiloh and the tired, drawn, nervous faces of its great men, and the country boys dying in the Argonne for a phrase that was empty before their bodies withered. It was a willingness of the heart.”
― The Crack-Up
― The Crack-Up
“He is near, with, and in you. This means there is hope for you, even in relationships that leave you confused and disappointed.”
― Relationships: A Mess Worth Making
― Relationships: A Mess Worth Making
“You see, the verdict is in. And now I perform on the basis of the verdict. Because He loves me and He accepts me, I do not have to do things just to build up my résumé. I do not have to do things to make me look good. I can do things for the joy of doing them. I can help people to help people – not so I can feel better about myself, not so I can fill up the emptiness.”
― The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness
― The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness
“be truth-focused. The truth is that I need to love the other person.”
― A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World
― A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World
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