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“Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. ”
― John Updike

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”
― OMAR KHAYYAM, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

“Love is like chains of unbreakable steel. Love is like iron weights, heavier than the world. Love can crush just as surely as it can lift up. Everything else wilts before it.”
― G. Norman Lippert, James Potter and the Vault of Destinies

“Once a person knows a kiss and a kind word, you can't blame him for never wanting to live without them again.”
― Robert James Waller

“Forgive me, Lord, for being afraid of people who are different than me. Help me find the courage to do what the good Samaritan did that day on the roadside. Give me grace and compassion to overcome my narrow-mindedness and bigotry. Help me drive out any feelings of superiority. Let me see everyone as an equal and a worthy brother and sister—and act accordingly.”
― Irene Hannon, Sea Rose Lane

“verbal compliments are far greater motivators than nagging words.”
― Gary Chapman, The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts

“Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment.”
― Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate

“When you feel overwhelmed, focus your mind on one thing—one thing you can control in that moment—and put everything else aside.”
― C.C. Warrens, Firefly Diaries

“He’s all-knowing and what happens doesn’t have to make sense to me. I just have to trust that He knows what’s best. If He allows it in my life, it’s for my or someone else’s good, and I shouldn’t question it.”
― Susan Sleeman, Shadow of Doubt

“God’s peace covered Brooklyn like the sun warming her body, and she flung out her arms to let more of the rising sun’s warmth caress her skin. To aid in believing in a great God who could bring the sun up every morning. Surely, if He could do that, He could”
― Susan Sleeman, Shadow of Doubt

“Psalm 119:50. My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.”
― Karen Kingsbury, This Side of Heaven