"Giving thanks is that: making the canyon of pain into a megaphone to proclaim the ultimate goodness of God when Satan and all the world would sneer at us to recant."

-- Ann Voskamp

#Pain Quotes #Giving Quotes #World Quotes

“I felt suddenly very young - or perhaps I felt my age.”
“I write essays to clear my mind. I write fiction to open my heart.”

Source : "Afropolitan Author Talks Fractured Family Ties in ‘Ghana Must Go’". Interview with Patrice Peck, www.ebony.com. May 2, 2013.
“What the world needs is not romantic lovers who are sufficient unto themselves, but husbands and wives who live in communities, relate to other people, carry on useful work and willingly give time and attention to their children.”
“You sick, twisted monster," Sabrina seethed at Pinocchio.”
“I'm not one who learned the Koran through recitation as a child, but one thing that always stands out is that there's no compulsion in religion. You can't tell people how to believe. It is an individual's relationship with their creator, and human beings should not be in the business of trying to tell others how they should live their lives.”

Source : "America’s First Openly Gay Imam Reflects on Orlando Massacre". Interview With Sara Rathod, www.motherjones.com. June 14, 2016.
“He slides his hand over my cheek, one finger anchored behind my ear. Then he tilts his head down and kisses me, sending a warm ache through my body. I wrap my hands around his arm, holding him there as long as I can. When he touches me, the hollowed-out feeling in my chest and stomach is not as noticeable.”
“The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.”
“Oh see, first off you gotta realize - everything for me is a reconstruction or deconstruction. I would actually say deconstruction. Mission: Impossible would be the exception. That would be a reconstruction- deconstruction.”

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