"The expectation was that 'True Confessions' would be my first published book, but that didn't happen. After it was rejected by every publisher in New York and Canada, I shoved it in a closet and went on to write and publish my next three books."

-- Rachel Gibson

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“How terrible the need for God.”
“With me it started as a child, going to the theater and being totally transported but also walking out of the theater thinking I was the protagonist in the film and reenacting the scenes.”
“History must judge John F. Kennedy not only by what he was able to accomplish in a thousand days, but also by what he inspired all of us to volunteer to do for our country.”
“It is not easy to convey a sense of wonder, let alone resurrection wonder, to another. Itâ€™s the very nature of wonder to catch us off guard, to circumvent expectations and assumptions. Wonder canâ€™t be packaged, and it canâ€™t be worked up. It requires some sense of being there and some sense of engagement.”
“Henceforth the leaves of the tree of knowledge were for women, and for the healing of the nations.”
“All the masterpieces of art contain both light and shadow. A happy life is not one filled with only sunshine, but one which uses both light and shadow to produce beauty.”
“I don't use "feelings" as a diminutive word. I'm trying to take feelings back. I think of everyone on the internet whose response to everything is: "#Feelings! This is important, this is real, this is significant!" That connects to power, too. Wanting to feel like you have power and control over your life.”
“There will be no breakout. When we changed for the single, we never specified what the breakout for sales to streams were.”

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