Dusk's Darkest Shores Quotes

“… on the shores of darkness there is light, And precipices show untrodden green, There is a budding morrow in midnight, There is a triple sight in blindness keen. John Keats, “To Homer”
― Carolyn Miller, Dusk's Darkest Shores

“I would like to hear God’s reasons for why I cannot see, but I suspect I’ll never know. Should I spend the rest of my life asking why? That only leads to frustration and tears, I know.”
― Carolyn Miller, Dusk's Darkest Shores

“Yet He hadn’t. It was as if He didn’t care. That did not accord with what she knew of God.”
― Carolyn Miller, Dusk's Darkest Shores

“His frustration had only mounted, as he realized just how one-sided this friendship had been. Miss Bloomfield had proved a steady support to him, and in her hour of need, he had offered nothing.”
― Carolyn Miller, Dusk's Darkest Shores

“Every stray thought of whimsical fantasy she instantly suppressed, then asked God’s forgiveness and busied herself with prayers.”
― Carolyn Miller, Dusk's Darkest Shores

“When she murmured something of what Susan had said, Father had simply looked at her incredulously and said, “If you let such things stop you from doing good, then you’re not the daughter I thought you were.”
― Carolyn Miller, Dusk's Darkest Shores

“Perhaps she should not be so quick to judge Mr. Ponsonby. Perhaps he did believe God still healed but was reluctant to say so from the pulpit. She could not know the workings of another person’s heart. Mary smiled wryly to herself. She scarcely knew the workings of her own heart! But recent times had proved just how vulnerable she was to prejudice and ill-conceived perceptions, and she truly wanted God to help her see more clearly.”
― Carolyn Miller, Dusk's Darkest Shores

“one can try to cheer another, but there needs to be some degree of effort exerted by the other party in his determination to be cheered. Otherwise, it is extremely hard work for all concerned. Or so that is my experience, anyway.”
― Carolyn Miller, Dusk's Darkest Shores

“Mysterious ways tended to lead the ignorant to superstition.”
― Carolyn Miller, Dusk's Darkest Shores

“Why had God allowed this to happen? He could have intervened at the last and performed a miracle to demonstrate His awesome power. Yet He hadn't. It was as if He didn't care. That did not accord with what she knew of God.' Dusk's Darkest Shores by Carolyn Miller”
― Carolyn Miller, Dusk's Darkest Shores