"I was awake and this was reality, the new reality of nothing--and worse, of having to continue to exist."

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Source : Tony Hendra (2004). “Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Faith”, p.88, Random House

Tony Hendra

#Reality Quotes #Awake Quotes

“Sincerity does not equal competence.”
“Forgiveness is attention without judgment. It heals the one who forgives and the one who is forgiven.”
“It's funny, because my last record was a lot about isolation and people living in separate worlds that other people can't even understand, which drug addiction is the perfect negative example of.”
“I am not responsible for the actions of Saakashvili and even for those of Gamsakhurdia.”
“As I get older every year, I'm eating better. As a kid, who can turn down chips and candy? But I'm getting better.”
“God's Word must be so strongly fixed in our minds that it becomes the dominant influence in our thoughts, our attitudes, and our actions. One of the most effective ways of influencing our minds is through memorizing Scripture. David said, "I have hidden Your Word in my heart that I might not sin against You" (Psm. 119:11).”

Source : Jerry Bridges (2016). “The Pursuit of Holiness”, p.67, NavPress
“How real is history? Is it just an enormous soup so full of disparate ingredients that it is uncharacterizable?”

Source : Thomas Cahill (2010). “How the Irish Saved Civilization”, p.5, Anchor
“I had a lot of gay friends and even had some congregation members who were gay, and I just wasn't sure where I stood. In my heart, I was like, "How can I condemn these people for their love of one another?" I started looking deeper into the Bible and studying and then I went to a gay-affirming church. It all came together at one point.”

Source : "One Punk Under God". Interview With Dave Gilson, www.motherjones.com. December 13, 2006.

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