

“I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time- waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God- it changes me.”
― Shadowlands
― Shadowlands

“We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.”
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“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”
― Pride And Prejudice
― Pride And Prejudice

“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves

“Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none.”
― The Pilgrim's Progress
― The Pilgrim's Progress

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