Lauree

“I didn’t tell the truth because the truth hurt. What happened at school was bad enough, but Gran knowing about my suffering meant she experienced my pain too. That’s the trouble with pain. It’s as contagious as a disease. It spreads from the person who first endured it to those who love them most. Truth isn’t always the highest ideal; sometimes it must be sacrificed to stop the spread of pain to those you love. Even children know this intuitively.”
― Nita Prose, The Maid

“There is no need for a doctor. But I would like to lie down for a while. I need to pray. The Eucharist is such a consolation to me. The Lord is so beautiful, so beautiful. He deserves so much more from us. We are so poor! Our little hearts are so poor! Love is not loved, Father Elijah. Love is not loved.”
― Michael D. O'Brien, Father Elijah: An Apocalypse

“Every sin is a choice to turn a miraculous being into an object for consumption. It flattens the human person, oneself and one’s victim, into a one-dimensional universe.”
― Michael D. O'Brien, Father Elijah: An Apocalypse

“Is it real hatred, Father?” said Elijah. “Anger is an emotion that can rise up in us for legitimate reasons. But it can become hatred if we refuse to forgive, if we desire vengeance. The sin is only in the will. What do we choose to do with our anger? We must convert these feelings. Pray for our enemies. Suffer in silence. When the time comes, you will speak the truth before your accusers, but you must do it without rancor. Offer your sufferings to the Lord. He will use them as a powerful weapon to confound the devices of the enemy. Believe in the ultimate victory, and then your pain will become joy.”
― Michael D. O'Brien, Father Elijah: An Apocalypse