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“He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. (Colossians 2:14–15)”
― Sheila Walsh, The Storm Inside: Trade the Chaos of How You Feel for the Truth of Who You Are

“@unveiledwife God’s purpose for my marriage is to reveal His love to the world.” #WifeAfterGod”
― Unveiled Wife, Wives After God: Encouraging Each Other In Faith & Marriage

“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

“Joy is a function of gratitude, and gratitude is a function of perspective. You only begin to change your life when you begin to change the way you see.”
― Ann Voskamp, The Greatest Gift: Unwrapping the Full Love Story of Christmas

“But the Lord draws near to Samuel: “The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
― Ann Voskamp, The Greatest Gift: Unwrapping the Full Love Story of Christmas

“You are reading this book. According to UNESCO, 26 percent of the world’s adult population is illiterate, and women make up two-thirds of that number. There is a strong correlation between the poorest countries and those with the lowest literacy rate. Moreover, people in many countries around the world, including China, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and North Korea, have tightly restricted access to books, newspapers, and the Internet.1 Reading is a gift.”
― Ruth Soukup, Living Well, Spending Less: 12 Secrets of the Good Life

“To the stars who listen—and the dreams that are answered.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“Maybe none of us truly know our own strength. Not until the world has hacked away at us. But the point is, we aren’t strong because of our trauma. We were always strong to begin with. We just needed to figure it out for ourselves.”
― Raven Kennedy, Glow

“Part of having is the fear of losing. Part of creating is the fear of it breaking. Part of beginning is the fear of your ending. Fear is never a choice. Never a choice. But letting it rule you is.”
― Jay Kristoff, Darkdawn

“The cost of someone else’s happiness shouldn’t be my own. I’m worthy of self-preservation and celebration and shouldn’t be made to feel guilty for doing so,”
― Lauren Landish, Never Fall for the Fake Boyfriend

“When that happens . . . I’ll find her again. Because I might’ve let her leave, but I didn’t let her go.”
― Lauren Landish, Never Fall for the Fake Boyfriend

“Toxic is toxic, and you don’t have to keep exposing yourself to radioactive waste because you share a bloodline with it.”
― Lauren Landish, Never Fall for the Fake Boyfriend

“Peace doesn’t come easy or cheap, but once you let go of the war, knowing it’s for the last time, you feel so damn good.”
― Lauren Landish, Never Fall for the Fake Boyfriend

“Fear was a dark and sticky world. Once you got there, it was hard to leave. It clung to you and didn’t let you go.”
― Anne-Marie Meyer, The Magnolia Inn

“He was the lighthouse in my stormy sea. The anchor to my chaotic life.”
― Anne-Marie Meyer, The Magnolia Inn

“He was broken. I was broken. And yet, our broken pieces managed to fit together to make a perfect whole.”
― Anne-Marie Meyer, The Magnolia Inn

“Hope. Hope in the future. Hope in love. And hope that we were eventually going to heal enough to become new.”
― Anne-Marie Meyer, The Magnolia Inn

“Fear does that to a person. Blinds them to what is good for them and convinces them they want something different.”
― Anne-Marie Meyer, A Magnolia Homecoming

“The thought that there would be no other person who could complete you like they did. There was this soul completing feeling that you couldn’t get anywhere else. When you found your soulmate, that was it. All the questions in life were answered. You were no longer alone but with someone who cared for you as much as you did them.”
― Anne-Marie Meyer, A Magnolia Homecoming

“At some point, you either need to face it or let it go. Holding onto anger does nothing for your soul.”
― Anne-Marie Meyer, A Magnolia Homecoming

“But broken people break things, and I leave behind a path of destruction in my wake.”
― Avery Keelan, The Enforcer

“Anyone can be brave for twenty breaths. And in that time, you can do almost anything. Or at least take the first steps you need to get there.”
― Catherine Cowles, Tattered Stars

“you have to give yourself some grace to stumble. Perfection doesn’t exist.”
― Catherine Cowles, Hidden Waters

“A Kindle?” I blurt. “My card is attached to the account. Buy whatever books you want.” My eyes go wide. “The five most romantic words ever spoken. You have no idea the kind of damage I could do.” He waves me away. “Do your worst.” I want to. I really want to. Having a credit card and an ebook store is my version of Julia Roberts shopping for clothes in Pretty Woman. This is my romcom montage moment.”
― Naomi West, Twilight Sins

“You know what I think about the word fine. It really stands for fucked up, insecure, neurotic, and emotional.”
― Catherine Cowles, Shattered Sea

“When you lost someone you loved, it made it hard to let go of anyone else—even if they didn’t have your best interests at heart.”
― Catherine Cowles, Shattered Sea

“Loss has a way of carving itself into your bones. It shouldn’t be any other way.”
― Catherine Cowles, Shattered Sea

“You simply had to do your best to make something beautiful out of the shattered pieces.”
― Catherine Cowles, Shattered Sea

“If there are whoopie pies in there, I’ll marry you. It’ll be a loveless, sexless marriage, you understand. But I’ll marry you.” I barked out a laugh. “Looks like we’re getting hitched.”
― Catherine Cowles, Shattered Sea

“Doing the things that cause us pain sometimes brings the greatest reward in the end. You know you were strong enough to make it through, and the view from where you’ve gotten to is always that much sweeter.”
― Catherine Cowles, Shattered Sea