#hr

Oh, Lord, why was she doomed to adore a man steeped in blindness and utter stupidity? ↗

— V.S. Carnes

#historical #romance #historical-romance

Still she haunts me, phantomwise, Alice moving under skies Never seen by waking eyes. ↗

— Lewis Carroll

#fiction #lewis-carroll #through-the-looking-glass #young-adult #young-adult-fiction

There is no adversity that cannot bear a gift and no gift that cannot bring adversity. ↗

— Mollie Marti

#self-awareness #thriving #wisdom #self-growth

Lineage, personality, and environment may shape you, but they do not define your full potential. ↗

— Mollie Marti

#growth #purpose #self-care #success #thriving

There are no shortcuts to maturity in discipleship; it was, is, and always will be learned over time and under pressure walking in union with Christ." ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#experientially #maturity #r-alan-woods #union-with-christ #r-alan-woods

It is of great significance if there is a person who truly prays in a family. Prayer attracts God's Grace and all the members of the family feel it, even those whose hearts have grown cold. Pray always. ↗

— Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

#eastern-orthodoxy #family #god #god-s-grace #prayer

Voice comes to you through a spell, a trance. The best voices are not you... they're a little away from you. ↗

— Barry Hannah

#best #comes #little #spell #through

There's a certain arrogance to an actor who will look at a script and feel like, because the words are simple, maybe they can paraphrase it and make it better. ↗

— Mary Steenburgen

#arrogance #because #better #certain #feel

Most of [her ashes] fell into the river in a long gray curtain. But some was caught by the wind and blown upward toward the blue spring sky where it swirled a moment in the air, before dissolving into sunlight. ↗

— Kimberly Cutter

#christian-fiction #france #historical-fiction #history #medieval-history

Our lover is the sun, and we the stars forever floating in their glow. We push and push, yearning for our sun's rays to reach out and touch us for just a moment in time… one second-glance to warm our spirits and soothe our aching hearts. ↗

— Katlyn Charlesworth

#romance-novels #thriller #historical-fiction