"In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed."

-- John of the Cross

#Sympathy Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Sorrow Quotes

“Billy wanted me to stay a safe distance from the most important person in my life. It turned out that his concern was, in the end, unnecessary. I was all too safe now.”
“Look at history; all the interesting women were deeply flawed.”
“Hail, Holy Day! the blessing from above Brightens thy presence like a smile of love, Smoothing, like oil upon a stormy sea, The roughest waves of human destiny Cheering the good, and to the poor oppress'd Bearing the promise of their heavenly rest.”
“I think life is self-examination. Certainly the voyage that one takes.”
“I've wondered, though, if one of the reasons we fail to acknowledge the brilliance of life is because we don't want the responsibility inherent in the acknowledgment. We don't want to be characters in a story because characters have to move and breathe and face conflict with courage. And if life isn't remarkable, then we don't have to do any of that; we can be unwilling victims instead of grateful participants.”
“Promoting job creation and economic growth in the Hudson Valley is one of my top priorities in Congress.”
“History is sinking and only a very few seem dimly aware that things are getting bad.”
“I see sad crushed plastic everywhere and put some thoughts composed of words that do not belong together together and feel a little digital hope.”

Source : Matthew Zapruder (2013). “Come on All You Ghosts”, p.15, Copper Canyon Press

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