A Pure Heart Quotes

“She has always taken pride in how transparent her relationship with Mark is, how she never lies to him, never holds anything back. Now it occurs to her that she has taken pride in something that was more coincidental than a product of her character: she has held nothing back because she has had nothing to hide.”
― Rajia Hassib, A Pure Heart

“Every time she reaches for something and finds it in its place, she is momentarily disoriented, unsure where she is or what year it is, the familiarity of her childhood home constantly jarred by the fact that, except for short, sporadic visits, she has been away from this home for six years. When she discovers that things have moved in her absence–the sugar is not where it used to be–she feels cut off. Foreign.”
― Rajia Hassib, A Pure Heart

“Rose wished everyone would study ancient Egyptian religion, then go on to study Judaism, Christianity, Coptic Christianity-as she did during her MA in Egypt-and Islam, and then go on to read about every major religion practiced on earth, like she had done after meeting Mark. If more people did so, perhaps they would finally recognize their similarities and learn to live with their differences, practicing their beliefs, their own way and not expecting others to follow suit.”
― Rajia Hassib, A Pure Heart

“God knows what's in everyone's heart. Works are judged based on the intentions behind them, on the purity of one's heart.”
― Rajia Hassib, A Pure Heart

“The only thing one ”
― Rajia Hassib, A Pure Heart

“I wasn't brought up to think of what I can or cannot do, just what I should or shouldn't do”
― Rajia Hassib, A Pure Heart

“People's stories never stand in isolation”
― Rajia Hassib, A Pure Heart

“Every new place he loved eventually became a place he was destined to miss.”
― Rajia Hassib, A Pure Heart