"I used to think mercy meant showing kindness to someone who didn't deserve it, as if only the recipient defined the act. The girl in between has learned that mercy is defined by its giver. Our flaws are obvious, yet we are loved and able to love, if we choose, because there is that bit of the divine still smoldering in us."

-- Susan Meissner

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“People read more mysteries than they do political pamphlets.”
“The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory.”
“The Japanese say, if the flower is to be beautiful, it must be cultivated.”
“Fortitude. ... It means fixity of purpose. It means endurance. It means having the strength to live with what constrains you.”
“Effectively, it makes the greasepaint permanent, blurring the lines not only between public and private but also between the authentic and contrived self. If all the world was once a stage, it has now become a reality TV show: we mere players are not just aware of the camera; we mug for it.”
“At the end of the day, all I want to do is protect my kids.”
“Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.”
“Looking back at it now, I really feel like it was a gift because I don't know if I have the talent to become a prima ballerina. It's such a hard job to have. I don't have any regrets about it.”

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