"We read books, talked books, argued over books and became dearer and dearer to one another."

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Source : Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows (2009). “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”, p.45, A&C Black

Mary Ann Shaffer

“Character isn't who you are when life goes your way. Character is who you really are when the bottom falls out.”
“As you go through life, donâ€™t let your feelings-real as they are-invalidate your need to let the truth of Godâ€™s words guide your thinking. Remember that the path to your heart travels through your mind. Truth matters.”
“Charred bits of black silk swirl into the air, and pearls clatter to the stageâ€¦ Iâ€™m in a dress of the exact design of my wedding dress, only itâ€™s the color of coal and made of tiny feathers. Wonderingly, I lift my long, flowing sleeves into the air, and thatâ€™s when I see myself on the television screen. Clothed in black except for the white patches on my sleeves. Or should I say my wings. Because Cinna had turned me into a mockingjay.”
“A brook can be a friend in a special way. It talks to you with splashy gurgles. It cools your toes and lets you sit quietly beside it when you don't feel like speaking.”

Source : Joan Walsh Anglund (1958). “A Friend is Someone who Likes You”, p.19, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“In this simple but profound psychological way Scripture tells the history of the fall and of the origin of sin. In this way sin continues still to come into being. It begins with the darkening of the understanding, continues with the excitement of the imagination, stimulates desire in the heart, and culminates in an act of the will”
“As far as friendships go, things change even without the fame. People start moving on. I have a few friends that are married and are starting to have kids and I'm like, 'Oh my goodness gracious - that's so insane.' I also have friends who are just doing their own thing, which is cool.”
“Veganism is not a "sacrifice." It is a joy.”
“I came to Him because I did not know which way to turn. I remained with Him because there is no other way I wish to turn. I came to Him longing for something I did not have. I remain with Him because I have something I will not trade. I came to Him as a stranger. I remain with Him in the most intimate of friendships. I came to Him unsure about the future. I remain with Him certain about my destiny. I came amid the thunderous cries of a culture that has 330 million deities. I remain with Him knowing that truth cannot be all-inclusive.”

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