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“It is not what you think, this reaching across the generations. There is no effort of will, no fierce glare in the face of the sideways dance of everyday. There is only the quiet house each morning, filled with soft breathing while you hold your tea in the cool air & always that moment when your love spreads a cloth upon the table & invites the whole day in again.”

“Do not be critics, you people, I beg you. I was a critic and I wish I could take it all back because it came from a smelly and ignorant place in me, and spoke with a voice that was all rage and envy. Do not dismiss a book until you have written one, and do not dismiss a movie until you have made one, and do not dismiss a person until you have met them. It is a f@*$%load of work to be open-minded and generous and understanding and forgiving and accepting, but Christ, that is what matters. What matters is saying yes.”
Dave Eggers”

“And don’t waste your heart on a wild thing
She’s got a soul that won’t settle on one thing”

“hate doesn’t work like love. you have to remind yourself to love.”

“When reacting to disappointment in your life do not blame others, do not blame this world, and don’t blame yourself. Realize that you were made for a different world and because your soul was created for God the most important thing in your life is the birth of Jesus Christ.”

“Sorrow is how we learn to love. Your heart isn’t breaking. It hurts because it’s getting larger. The larger it gets, the more love it holds.”