"Commit whatever grieves thee into the gracious hands of Him who never leaves thee, who heav'n and earth commands. Who points the clouds their courses, Whom winds and waves obey, He will direct thy footsteps and find for thee a way."

-- Paul Gerhardt

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“I'm a books person. Yes, I have a Kindle. I used it for an hour and a half and put it in the closet.”

Source : "Andrew Wylie: 'I'm a books person. Yes, I have a Kindle. I used it for an hour and a half and put it in the closet'". Interview with Robert McCrum, www.theguardian.com. April 17, 2010.
“She moved like a poem and smiled like a sphinx.”
“Become the kind of person the kind of person you would like to marry would like to marry.”
“The flaw in, say, austerity, is that its success is predicated on the relative exactitude of math rather than the shifting, liquid imperfection of peoples lives.”
“Because sometimes when someone is telling you something really important, itâ€™s best to just let there be silence, to really think about what theyâ€™re saying. A lot of times people think they have to say something all insightful or wise or something to try and make the person feel better. But really, sometimes silence is best.”

Source : Lauren Barnholdt (2013). “The Thing About the Truth”, p.205, Simon and Schuster
“Time will pass and seasons will come and go.”
“And just in case you need reminding, you are beautiful”
“My mother's incredibly giving, almost too giving at times. And, my dad is a real logical person. He's got logic for every situation. They've been married for 24 years, so there was that stability, also. I really learned to think on my own at a very young age.”

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