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“It’s not enough to be in love with love. You must be willing to suffer with him, too.”

"Simple. It's like elders who tell you to be calm. So passionless. So uncommitted. As if you could find God at the bottom of your bowl. As if God would notice you if you were simple."

"Though the monasteries are poor in theory, [but] would have been comfortable. A monk may not own the cup he drinks from, but he will never want for wine. They own plenty of property, communally, and live long lives far from town and plague. They can pull shut their doors when God's hand gets too near. It's not a bad life. Guaranteed a place in heaven, better fed than most on earth. The monks are God's field hands."

"She will inhale no doubts, exhale no questions."
One of the best things I think I've ever read.

"Everyone knows the abbey is for surplus daughters. God didn't call them; their wealthy fathers sent them."
Wow. Way to put it out there!

Chosen via random number chooser. #771 on my to-read list.