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I know, I know," Moore said. "Mad beliefs like that, eh? Must be some metaphor, right? Must mean something else?" Shook his head. "What an awfully arrogant thing. What if faiths are exactly what they are? And mean exactly what they say?" "Stop trying to make sense of it and just listen," Dane said. "And what," Moore said, "if a large part of the reason they're so tenacious is that they're perfectly accurate? ↗

— China Miéville

#reality #religion #spirituality #faith

Failure is a reality; we all fail at times, and it's painful when we do. But it's better to fail while striving for something wonderful, challenging, adventurous, and uncertain than to say, " I don't want to try because I may not succeed completely. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#inspirational #spiritual #faith

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith ↗

— Anonymous

#faith

I want to believe there's a God. Because I sure as hell know there's a devil. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#devil #faith #god #faith

I think you're like one of your own lumps of clay, Andy. God has a plan for you, and He's trying to get you into the center of it, and you keep dodging and slithering away. ↗

— Brother Andrew

#god-s-will #faith

Allah tests our patience and our fortitude. He tests out strength of faith. be patient and there will endless rewards for you, insha'Allah" - Utaz Badr ↗

— Leila Aboulela

#islam #spiritual #faith

Faith is a private matter, usually held deep within a person, quiet, impossible to recognise or understand, if you have no faith yourself ↗

— Jennifer Worth

#faith

نصف فائدة السجود تتمثل في الطلب بحدّ ذاته ، في النية السليمة الواضحة . ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#novel #prostration #faith

By standing respectfully and faithfully at the borders of another’s solitude, we may mediate the love of God to a person who needs something deeper than any human being can give. ↗

— Parker Palmer

#faith

I give this to you because it is the key that will unlock the door between your past and your future. ↗

— Nicole Sager

#faith #nicole-sager #faith