Little Matches Quotes

“We are all connected, safe inside eternity.”
― Maryanne O'Hara, Little Matches: A Memoir of Finding Light in the Dark

“Faith is a choice”
― Maryanne O'Hara, Little Matches: A Memoir of Finding Light in the Dark

“She would revel in the pain and beauty of this service and in this film because she knew, more than anyone, that grief and joy are both points on the spectrum of love.”
― Maryanne O'Hara, Little Matches: A Memoir of Finding Light in the Dark

“There is always going to be bad in the world. I think that is what makes being good so important.”
― Maryanne O'Hara, Little Matches: A Memoir of Finding Light in the Dark

“We humans need purpose in our lives. Look for happiness and it's hard to find. Find purpose and happiness is usually it's side kick, humming alongside.”
― Maryanne O'Hara, Little Matches: A Memoir of Finding Light in the Dark

“Courage is the answer. Because courage doesn't negate the problem, it exists within the problem. And when you realize the answer lies in taking the problem and living in spite of it, with full awareness of it, you feel a new option and a new sense of hope and life.”
― Maryanne O'Hara, Little Matches: A Memoir of Finding Light in the Dark

“instead I honestly feel lucky sometimes that I have gotten to feel and experience things that others have to struggle longer and harder to learn.”
― Maryanne O'Hara, Little Matches: A Memoir of Finding Light in the Dark