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I finally knew... why Christ's prayer in the garden could not be granted. He had been seeded and birthed into human flesh. He was one of us. Once He had become mortal, He could not become immortal except by dying. That He prayed the prayer at all showed how human He was. That He knew it could not be granted showed his divinity; that He prayed it anyhow showed His mortality, His mortal love of life that His death made immortal. ↗

— Wendell Berry

#christianity #jesus #death

A Brilliant Breakthrough Novel. Gripping, gritty and one hundred percent original. Anyone who loves mysteries, gangsters, colorful characters and strong female protagonists will love this book. I firmly believe Stilettos and Steel is destined to become part of America's literary heritage and will be referenced and revered for decades." Burl Barer - Edgar Award Winner and NYT Bestselling Author ↗

— Jeri Estes

#gangster #lesbian #mystery #romance #san-francisco

I’m not the only one. I can feel your sadness even though you try to hide it, Sky. I wish I knew how to make it go away. ↗

— Summer Yaxley

#damon-christensen #love #new-adult #romance #the-route-to-opportunity

He who lives for nothing costs the lives of many, but he who lives for something greater than himself preserves those he loves. ↗

— Christopher Hopper

#christian-science-fiction #elves #grimwarden #jimmy #jimmy-gresham

I've never wanted more, until I met you. ↗

— E.L. James

#fifty-shades-of-grey #love #love

A mermaid has not an immortal soul, nor can she obtain one unless she wins the love of a human being. On the power of another hangs her eternal destiny. ↗

— Hans Christian Andersen

#love

Before I met you, my life ran on sheer amusement. After I met you, my life ran on sheer compassion. ↗

— Heenashree Khandelwal

#fiction #heenashree #heenashree-khandelwal #life #life-and-living-life-and-love

I have been… To every depth of my heart To every height of my mind To every extent of my world I see only one name It’s yours… ↗

— Heenashree Khandelwal

#heart #heartbroken #heenashree #heenashree-khandelwal #love

The greatest spiritual leaders in history have all preached love for others as the basis for all happiness, and never did they accompany such mandates with a list of unlovable actions or deeds. They never said, love everybody except for the gays. Love everybody except for the homeless. Love everybody except for the drug users. Love everybody except for the gang members, or those covered in ink, or the spouse abusers. They didn’t tell us it was okay to love everybody with the exception of the “trailer trash,” those living in poverty, or the illegal immigrants. They didn’t tell us it was okay to love everybody except for our ex-lovers, our lovers’ ex lovers, or our ex-lovers’ lovers. The mandate was pretty damn clear, wasn’t it? Love others. Period. ↗

— Dan Pearce

#christianity #happiness #hate #hatred #homosexuality

He loved the people just as much as he feared and detested persons. ↗

— Sinclair Lewis

#misanthropy #love