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Her fear still gave them power over her. She hated that. She hated how they’d changed her, made her afraid to depend on anyone but herself, made her suspicious and distrustful of everyone and everything—like a beaten dog, wretched and cowering, always expecting the next blow.
“Child, the fear never goes away,” Rosemarie had said gently. “You just have to do it anyway. Do it afraid.” Do it afraid. Something
“Fear will be what destroys us, in the end. Terrorists can’t destroy America and what it stands for. The only ones truly capable of destroying America are ourselves.”
Religion isn’t the same as God. Religion isn’t faith. It took me a long time to understand that. Religion can be a lot of rules and traditions to follow. It’s not always bad, but it’s not always good, either.”
God doesn’t cause evil. But God can work through something terrible to make something good come out of it. That’s what I believe. That we were put here to ease each other’s burdens, to help each other.”
Other people only held power over your own mind when you gave it to them. They might be able to beat and brand and destroy your body, but they couldn’t steal your thoughts, your beliefs, your truths. Not without your consent.
