Emani Edwards > Emani's Quotes

“Being brave isn't about not being afraid. It's about doing something even when you are afraid. It's trusting God is in control of the situation.”
― Emani Edwards, Through the Flames

“There is always light.
Only if we are brave enough to see it.
There is always light.
Only if we are brave enough to be it.”
― Amanda Gorman

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
― Ian MacLaren

“Don't let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don't like them.”
― Stacy London

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

“I hope you do not let anyone else's expectations direct the course of your life.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“God never takes away something from your life without replacing it with something better.”
― Billy Graham

“The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us.”
― Billy Graham

“The truth will hold its own.”
― Jayna Baas, Preacher on the Run

“When you ask God for a gift,
Be thankful if he sends,
Not diamonds, pearls or riches,
but the love of real true friends.”
― Helen Steiner Rice

“The Bible is an ocean of instruction and wisdom. Dip daily into the vast pool to discover its truths. Dust off that Bible. It has the answers you are looking for, and its delights await you.”
― Elizabeth George

“In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart. ”
― John Bunyan

“If you find a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

“Love is not a weakness. It's the bravest act of our lives.”
― Georgia Scott, American Girl: Memories That Made Me

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

“Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly.”
― Langston Hughes

“Words matter, for
Language is an ark.
Yes,
Language is an art,
An articulate artifact.
Language is a life craft.
Yes,
Language is a life raft.”
― Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

“I try to remind myself that I made the right choice, even when
Aunt Liliana, Carly, and Ian come back with flushed faces and smiles.
I tell myself it's fine, even when they keep talking about it all the way back to Aunt Liliana’s house. It wasn't worth the risk”
― Emani Edwards, Through the Flames

“Funny thing about prayers. God hears them. But you just never know if, when, or how He's going to answer them.”
― Becky Wade, My Stubborn Heart

“Ever since the fire I have only been half listening to stuff my parents have been saying about God. I guess the part inside of me
that trusted God before got burned down with everything else. I started blaming myself and Him.
Now, it's hitting me that He cares. God never left me, even though I've just been leaving him for a while.”
― Emani Edwards, Above the Ashes : A Sequel to Through the Flames