The Italian Ballerina Quotes

“In this way history is powerful. To remember. To learn. To see and understand the human experience through another’s lens. And, we hope, to give empathy a foothold to grow in our own hearts. Let us be changed. Let us open our eyes. And let us learn what Jesus meant when He said, “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” For He has come to call sinners—all of us—to wholeness in Him.”
― Kristy Cambron, The Italian Ballerina

“War was a leveler. Regardless of age or nation or language spoken, it could not and never would be powerful enough to overtake love.”
― Kristy Cambron, The Italian Ballerina

“Court started to believe the busted-up boy sitting in the pew might actually have a chance at becoming a better man. He wasn’t sure what faith even was. What it looked like. Or if he even deserved it. But if he could stare up at the cross hanging on that wall and believe redemption was possible for every living being, no matter what they’d done, Court knew he needed it. And maybe the same God who had looked after Calla in her darkest moments could see far enough to reach down in the pit and pull him back to safety too.”
― Kristy Cambron, The Italian Ballerina

“We all make mistakes and we learn from them. You have to allow for forgiveness in there somewhere. Without grace, none of us would make it a day.”
― Kristy Cambron, The Italian Ballerina

“And I believe in the healing power of restoration. And rebuilding. So if God is behind something as small as an old suitcase coming to light, I could believe He’s looking for ways to heal us in our brokenness. And certainly to be there with us in our grief.”
― Kristy Cambron, The Italian Ballerina

“Grief is an unpredictable foe. My mother says there’s no easy way around it and no fast way through. You just have to walk in pace with it, however long that takes.”
― Kristy Cambron, The Italian Ballerina

“But out here, on land that’s been passed down for generations, there’s something to be said for family. About the people who stick by you in this life. And you don’t just cast folks off when times get tough.”
― Kristy Cambron, The Italian Ballerina

“Maybe the only thing I wish to be is a person whose life should matter more than for simply thinking of herself.”
― Kristy Cambron, The Italian Ballerina

“In Italy, every sunset belongs to the one who stops to enjoy it.”
― Kristy Cambron, The Italian Ballerina

“Love did not harm. Nor did it manipulate or threaten. Real love didn’t do the breaking; it restored the broken.”
― Kristy Cambron, The Italian Ballerina