Amber Millie

“It’s in English,” I call out as it comes into focus. “It says ‘Made in China.’” At first Sister Loretta thinks I must be wrong, but when she sees the words for herself, she explains to us that God anticipated that the Communists in China would create technology that makes medals, rosaries, and plastic figurines really cheaply, and He was ready to temporarily forgive them for not being a democracy and for being pagans if they were willing to sell these holy goods to us at a fantastic discount, which shows us that God, like everyone else, goes out of His way to get a good deal on something He really needs. Who doesn’t like a bargain?”
― Kathleen Zamboni McCormick, Dodging Satan: My Irish/Italian, Sometimes Awesome, But Mostly Creepy, Childhood

“One thing I’ve learned over the years is that nobody really wants my good advice. They just pretend to listen to it.” “Probably because most people just want to whine about their problems. They don’t want to actually take the hard actions that will fix those problems.”
― Jayne Ann Krentz, Secret Sisters

“Darkness had threatened to destroy her true essence at many points throughout her life, particularly at her weakest moments when she was most vulnerable. It would creep into her life in different forms, using various vessels to bare its gnawing teeth of devastation.”
― Lali A. Love, Heart of a Warrior Angel

“A whore's truth has too many sharp edges.”
― Brent Weeks, Beyond the Shadows