Up from Dust Quotes

“It requires bravery to live with an open and tender heart.”
― Heather Kaufman, Up from Dust: Martha's Story

“Ah, Martha, you are carrying a heavy load on your young shoulders." Savta moved her hand to my cheek, tracing the path of my tears with her thumb. "You are troubled and worried about so many things. Worry is a ravenous beast, child. The more you feed him, the more he wants and the harder he'll go after it. Take it from an old woman who knows... do not give worry one more scrap of food.”
― Heather Kaufman, Up from Dust: Martha's Story

“Pain before blessing. Dark before light. Sadness before joy. All good things come in time.”
― Heather Kaufman, Up from Dust: Martha's Story

“He is like fire.' I recalled my initial observation of Jesus. 'He is like a fire on a cold and dark night. To be near him is to receive life.”
― Heather Kaufman, Up from Dust: Martha's Story

“I am the resurrection and the life." In remembering his words, the lesser words of a spiteful man had no power over me.”
― Heather Kaufman, Up from Dust: Martha's Story