"I have tried to show as clearly as possible that the very characteristics and weaknesses of temperament with which we were born...can be transformed into their exact opposites and can therefore produce in us the loveliest of all qualities."

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Source : Hannah Hurnard (2012). “Mountains of Spices”, p.258, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Hannah Hurnard

#Opposites Quotes #Quality Quotes #Weakness Quotes

“Every god is a jealous god after the breakdown of the bicameral mind.”
“We need to become good citizens in the global village, instead of competing. What are we competing for - to drive more cars, eat more steaks? That will destroy the world.”
“I don't believe in email. I'm an old-fashioned girl. I prefer calling and hanging up.”
“God almighty, in a few short hours we will be in battle with the enemy. We do not join battle afraid. We do not ask favors or indulgence but ask that, if You will, use us as Your instrument for the right and an aid in returning peace to the world.”
“It's really grinding to always play out of both sides of your mind and always be thinking what will offend people. Or what won't. But I'm strong enough to deal with that. I own that I'm freakish in my way.”
“The last function of reason is to recognize that there are an infinity of things which surpass it.”
“All interpretation, all psychology, all attempts to make things comprehensible, require the medium of theories, mythologies, and lies.”
“... If we don't tell strange stories, when something strange happens we won't believe it.”

Source : Shannon Hale (2010). “The Goose Girl”, p.165, A&C Black

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