The Whole Language Quotes

“When we are whole that's what was see in others.”
― Gregory Boyle, The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

“Once we are reached by tenderness, we become tenderness.”
― Gregory Boyle, The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

“We are saved by the people we despise.”
― Gregory Boyle, The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

“The longing of the mystic is to be at home with yourself and then put the welcome mat out so that others find a home in you. In this, we want to be “all there.” The”
― Gregory Boyle, The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

“are just strangers to their own goodness. How long have we trotted out this chestnut: “Love the sinner, hate the sin”?”
― Gregory Boyle, The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

“Jesus was all about the Here and Now, not the Here-After. Right now is gloriously transcendent with a God exceedingly good. Eternity unlocked. The marrow of the message needs to be clearly anchored in this. Like a map in a mall announcing “You Are Here.” The arrow points to that.”
― Gregory Boyle, The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

“My husband will be needing a wheelchair, please.’ ” He told me how he loves his wife. “But, G, it’s not about finding the right person. It’s about being the right person.”
― Gregory Boyle, The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness