The Secrets of Paper and Ink Quotes

“But stories do not need to be read by others to have power. We simply have to believe in their importance and trust that the One who wrote them had a reason for doing so. We must embrace that story and remember that who we are is not defined by the ups and downs of our lives -the failures OR the successes. Nay, we are instead defined by Whose we are.”
― Lindsay Harrel, The Secrets of Paper and Ink

“Life in every season is inspiring, is it not? And I do not mean in simply the highest highs and the lowest lows. There is something thrilling, almost miraculous, in the everyday things, in the mundane tasks we do. The small wonders found in nature. The way a child clings to his mother when he is afraid. The way a single flower bends to the will of the wind. All of it defines us, and yet none of it does. Life in all its glory and in all its plainness is what causes me to hold pen to paper and cull a story from within.”
― Lindsay Harrel, The Secrets of Paper and Ink

“I have always believed that everyone has a story to tell. Story is sprouting up all around us, if only we have eyes to see it. Story forms the fiber of our being, and story is what will remain when we are gone.”
― Lindsay Harrel, The Secrets of Paper and Ink

“You should still do something that makes you come alive. Don't settle for someone else's dream. Go after your own.”
― Lindsay Harrel, The Secrets of Paper and Ink

“As long as she was being supported by the vine, she couldn’t ruin anything. God was in charge. Not her.”
― Lindsay Harrel, The Secrets of Paper and Ink

“Life is often a puzzle. We have the right pieces, but they're all jumbled up. Sometimes we try to complete the puzzle in a hurry, and pieces that don't really belong together get shoved into place.”
― Lindsay Harrel, The Secrets of Paper and Ink