The Roads We Follow Quotes

“Nobody is ever fully qualified for anything. It’s why we need Jesus.”
― Nicole Deese, The Roads We Follow

“Peace isn’t passive, Raegan. It’s proactive. The way I see it, you’ve been a passive character in your own story for far too long.”
― Nicole Deese, The Roads We Follow

“Our harmonies anchor to one another the way they have since I was in grade school, each of us building in dynamic as the chorus swells into a blend so achingly right. I wish we could secure this same sense of unity outside of song. Because it's here, with my heart open and my voice lifted, that I feel the most connected to the family God gave me. No matter the differences between us, our frustrations, tensions offenses, or grief, when the four of us sing together, all the chaos in our world is forced to yield as we merge into one with the music.”
― Nicole Deese, The Roads We Follow

“Memories I never want to forget - even the painful ones that caused me to grow despite myself.”
― Nicole Deese, The Roads We Follow

“I love her through her pain, through her grief, through her trauma, and through all the healing that would eventually come. I loved her.”
― Nicole Deese, The Roads We Follow

“I trust her; and I think trust has a lot to do with what takes people from being average friends to best friends.”
― Nicole Deese, The Roads We Follow

“The absence of someone we love by choice is a different kind of pain. A different kind of heartache.”
― Nicole Deese, The Roads We Follow

“Freedom and peace work in tandem. And you won't experience either until you're finally willing to be transparent with yourself and others.”
― Nicole Deese, The Roads We Follow

“Life’s too short to be questioning what you’re doing with your time every day.”
― Nicole Deese, The Roads We Follow

“I don't believe love and loss are limited by the boundaries of time,' Mama says. 'Scripture says that in heaven we'll know love in full, but loss we'll never know again.”
― Nicole Deese, The Roads We Follow

“I've never desired to charm an audience the way my mother's done for decades, perhaps because the voice I've dreamed of sharing with the world is penned from my imagination.”
― Nicole Deese, The Roads We Follow