“Maybe it was a generational thing, this stoic acceptance. Our generation has given that up; we rail against bad fortune, refuse to accept it if things don’t go our way. And it never makes one damn bit of difference, since so much is out of our control.”
― Death at Whitewater Church
― Death at Whitewater Church
“but she possessed what was better than beauty: an absolutely realistic evaluation of life.”
― Hawaii
― Hawaii
“Everything there is contrived. All is an affect. The way your neighbors dress, the way they gossip, the ostentatiousness of the affair, the one-up-manship. Strikes me as exhausting.”
― Flawed Players
― Flawed Players
“Do not despair if the answer is slow in coming. Bethlehem proves the faithfulness of God. He answers our fears with a baby wrapped in rags. They that wait upon the Lord will renew their strength. This is the promise of God.”
― Simple Christmas: Daily Advent Devotional
― Simple Christmas: Daily Advent Devotional
“I’ve always loved storms. Sometimes it helps to have a reminder that nature is the one with the real power and we’re merely going with the flow. I suppose in a way that’s what people get from religion. The comfort of thinking that someone else is in”
― Death at Whitewater Church
― Death at Whitewater Church
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