"You need to have time to really hear God."

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Karen Kingsbury

“To the generality of men you cannot give a stronger hint for them to impose upon you than by imposing upon yourself.”
“It was Vivaldi's Mandolin Concerto, Francesca Abraham realized as the radio alarm went off. Lively, unrelentingly upbeat, it was the perfect tempo in which to start the day. Covering her head with a pillow, she reached out blindly and urgently, desperate to shut the damn thing off.”

Source : Naomi Ragen (2001). “The Ghost of Hannah Mendes”, p.69, St. Martin's Griffin
“Let people see your struggles and don't ever fake it.”
“I was raised on a farm in Kansas where we lived next door to my Grandma Dew, and I was her shadow. We went everywhere together - to the bank, the doctor, the Early Bird Garden Club, and to an endless procession of Church meetings.”
“If you want to be different nowadays, just act normal.”
“Here is the full list of the banned words I used: active homosexual; career women; Third World; blacks; Asians; Australasia; Bangalore; primitive African tribes; crippled; in a wheelchair; hare lip; ethnic minorities; handicapped; spinster; committed suicide; gypsies; Bombay; illegitimate daughter; air hostess; Siamese twins; Calcutta; deaf ears; illegal asylum seeker; province of Northern Ireland; grandmother; bachelor.”
“Sometimes, I go to Barnes & Noble with the sole intention of moving all copies of the bible to the fiction section.”
“Calvary not merely made possible the salvation of those for whom Christ died; it ensured that they would be brought to faith and their salvation made actual.”

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