"It is good for me that I have been afflicted."

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Source : Mary Rowlandson (2014). “Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson”, p.105, Diderot Publishing

Mary Rowlandson

“For a politician, the mans to power is paramount, and the ideology, in a way, can look after itself; I'm afraid a writer can't think like that. A writer has to think that it's more important to be right than to be popular.”
“When I'm applying for a new passport, or something, someone will call me Christopher. Other than that, no one ever calls me Christopher.”

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“Not as common bread or as common drink do we receive these.....We have been taught that the food that has been Eucharistized by the word of prayer, that food which by assimilation nourishes our flesh and blood, is the flesh and blood of the incarnate Jesus.”
“A fellow must know where he wants to go, if he is going to get anywhere. It is so easy just to drift along. Some people go through school as if they thought they were doing their families a favor. On a job, they work along in a humdrum way, interested only in their salary check. They don't have a goal. When anyone crosses them up, they take their marbles and walk out. The people who go places and do things make the most of every situation. They are ready for the next thing that comes along on the road to their goal. They know what they want and are willing to go an extra mile.”
“We're not excusing the ones who are mean, but I want girls to understand the psychology. It's not in everyone. But the bully needs to put this pain somewhere.”
“Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.”
“Anyway...I find what you write interesting." "That's what people usually say when they disagree with it.”
“Mistakes are nothing to be ashamed of.”

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