“We think about mortality so little, these days, except to flail hysterically at it with trendy forms of exercise and high-fiber cereals and nicotine patches.”
— Tana French
Inspirational thoughts
Discerning…
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..” – Paradise Lost by John Milton
Trust in God…
“Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.”
-St. John of The Cross
The cross
“No one is ever holy without suffering.”
— Evelyn Waugh
God’s preventive providence
” . . . living with the conviction that God molds us in love, holds us in tenderness, and moves us away from the sources of our fear.”
–Henri Nouwen
Prejudice
“See how elastic our stiff prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.” Herman Melville, Moby Dick
Tomorrow…
“After all, tomorrow is another day.” — Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
God’s will?
“You will never be happy if your happiness depends on getting solely what you want. Change the focus. Get a new center. Will what God wills, and your joy no man shall take from you.” Venerable Fulton Sheen
Qualities of a best friend
“‘Why did you do all this for me?’ he asked. ‘I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.’
‘You have been my friend,’ replied Charlotte. ‘That in itself is a tremendous thing.'” – Charlotte’s Webb, E.B White.
Feminine genius
“Thank you, every woman, for the simple fact of being a woman! Through the insight which is so much a part of your womanhood you enrich the world’s understanding and help to make human relations more honest and authentic.” – St. John Paul II