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We are all born like Catholics . . . in limbo, without religion. ↗

— Yann Martel

#religion #life

You see mother, you had no life of your own. They have no idea. One has only a life of one's own. ↗

— Barbara Kingsolver

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Goblins burrowed in the earth, elves sang songs in the trees: Those were the obvious wonders of reading, but behind them lay the fundamental marvel that, in stories, words could command things to be. ↗

— Francis Spufford

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Prayer is the center of the Christian life. It is the only necessary thing. It is living with God in the here and now. ↗

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

#prayer #life

The most important distinction anyone can ever make in their life is between who they are as an individual and their connection with others. ↗

— Anné Linden

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I come in a world of iron...to make a world of gold ↗

— Dale Wasserman

#generosity #giving #goals #goals-in-life #heroism

The key to a happy life is to have accomplishments to be proud of and purpose to look forward to, and at the moment I had both. How wonderful it was to be me. ↗

— Jeff Lindsay

#key #life #proud #purpose #wonderful

It seemed to me that this world has a serious shortage of both logic and kindness. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

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The devil lives in our mistakes, the lord lives in our rights. Who lives in our ignorance, and who wins after all? ↗

— Maya Angelou

#life #mistakes #right #life

In an extroverted society, we rarely see ourselves in the mirror. We get alienating feedback. Alienating feedback comes in the form of repeated encouragement to join or talk, puzzled expressions, well-intended concern, and sometimes, all-out pointing and laughing. Alienating feedback happens when we hear statements like, “What kind of loser would be home on a Saturday night?” Alienating feedback happens where neighborhoods, schools, and offices provide no place to retreat. Alienating feedback happens when our quiet spaces and wilderness sanctuaries are seen as places to colonize. ↗

— Laurie Helgoe

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