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Only unconditional grace can transform a hardened heart into a grateful heart. Only a free gift can demolish any notion of quid pro quo. Only an utterly merciful act of love can fashion a new creation capable of love. As theologian Karl Barth puts it, 'As the beloved of God, we have no alternative but to love him in return. ↗

— Mark Galli

#grace #gratitude #love #love

Terry loved candlelight dinners and red wine. It was a nice contrast from work. And killing people. ↗

— Jonas Eriksson

#horror #psychopath #thriller #love

Love can be found anyone. Love's timing sucks nor does it care about situations. It's in us all. It makes fools out of us all. ↗

— Kristal McKerrington

#kristal-mckerrington #life #love #quotes #realization

What is it about stars that you love so much?” he asks. That answer comes quickly. “Because they’re infinite. They’re miracles, and anything is possible when you look out into the massive space that goes on and on.” Because I want that. I want to explore and see what’s out there and feel as free as those stars in the sky. ↗

— Nyrae Dawn

#nathaniel #stars #summer-three #love

How could he have abandoned—no, shoved away the most important person in the world to him? The one person in the world to whom he, in turn, was also most important? God, he was a monster. ↗

— Rachel Haimowitz

#matt #remorse #love

He who loves a dictator is much more dangerous than the dictator himself. ↗

— Mehmet Murat ildan

#love

If you fall in love with a character, then you are actually falling in love with the author that wrote the character. Therefore, you could conclude that if you are said author, you are in love with yourself. ↗

— Heather Dowell

#humorous-quotations #in-love #love

I wanted to wear her as you would a piece of clothing, to fold into her ribs, be a stone in her mouth. ↗

— Hisham Matar

#intimacy #loneliness #love #love

As you take the normal opportunities of your daily life and create something of beauty and helpfulness, you improve not only the world around you but also the world within you. ↗

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#beauty

Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, you strive for it, insist up on it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to practice relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it, you must make a might effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it. If you don't, you will leak away your innate contentment. It's easy enough to pray when you're in distress but continuing to pray even when your crisis has passed is like a sealing progress, helping your soul hold tight to its good attainments. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#inspiration #prayer #inspirational