The Discovery Quotes

“The German people were forced to follow, forced to comply, forced even to wear the smiles on their faces as they looked the other way. Forbidden to say what they thought, to challenge anything they didn’t agree with. Forbidden to even ask questions.”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“A name? A name means nothing. A man is who he is on the inside. That’s all that matters.”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“from the first moment he’d met Claire, through all the difficulties they’d had before getting married, through all the ups and downs in the years after that, he had known she was the only woman he would ever love. He never once doubted it. Never had a single regret. When God gives a man this kind of woman, he knows it deep inside. Almost at once. Like he knows his own soul. A love like that is a gift you can never earn or ever repay. THE”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“Ben decided that the God he had learned to trust more fully had orchestrated things in an amazing way, beyond anything he could have dreamed. He would have to trust God to continue helping all of them in the uncertain days to come.”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“From the first moment I met your grandmother, through all the difficulties we had before we got married, through all the ups and downs in the fifty-seven years after that, I knew she was the only woman I would ever love. I never once doubted that. Never had a single regret. If God gives you that kind of woman, you know it deep inside. Almost at once. Like you know your own soul. A love like that is a gift, Michael. A gift you can never earn or ever repay.”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“I suppose every reader does this: creates images of the characters in your head, then for the rest of the book you see them like the lead actors in a movie.”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“If there was a God, then he was God almighty, the most majestic and brilliant of all beings. It made no sense to believe in a small God. Modeling”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“You can’t have a healthy relationship with someone who lies. If”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“I don’t think it is ever okay to lie to those we love.” “But, I can’t tell her. Or her parents. They’d never understand. It would ruin everything between us.” “Are you sure, Ben? I think not telling her will ruin everything. And the longer you wait to tell her, the worse it will be when she finds out. That’s how these things work. It might hurt a little now, but true love should be able to weather something like this.” What”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“We can’t run from a guilty conscience. And I think you’re going to have more trouble in the days ahead,”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“I’m thinking of a psalm I’ve read often lately, Psalm 139. It says: ‘You examine me and know me, you know when I sit, when I rise, you understand my thoughts from afar. You watch when I walk or lie down, you know every detail of my conduct. A word is not yet on my tongue before you know all about it.’” “But”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“the thing is, God sees through it all. He sees our hearts as they are, as they really are, every moment of the day. That’s why we don’t have to play games with him, try to pretend we’re doing okay when we’re really hurting inside. We can come in whatever condition we’re in, knowing he loves us and knows exactly what we’re thinking and feeling.”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“Are most people honest in here?” “Good question.” A long pause. “Some are, but I get the sense a lot of people still hold back with me. It’s hard for people to talk freely with anyone. Hard for me too, I guess.” “Really, you have a hard time being honest?” “Not when I’m sharing facts or admitting things I’ve said or done. But sharing how I’m doing deep down inside . . . with other people? Yes, Ben, that’s hard for me.” “I”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“The sheer force of his present elation and joy had temporarily suppressed any of the dark, disturbing thoughts seeking to ascend the stairway of his mind. For some unexplainable reason, the God he all but neglected from his youth had opened a new door for him, and he had no intention of looking back. Not”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“talking had helped. It was as if a part of the weight he’d been carrying was lifted, just because another human being knew what he was going through. A”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“Do what you can do. Find the road you want to take, see where it leads you.”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery