"But what we are given is taken as well, so that we know God's glory comes to us from His will alone."
- Alice Hoffman
"She knew it the way people say they know they are about to be hit by lightning, yet remain powerless to run, unable to avoid their fate. She panicked, as anyone might have when disparate parts of her ..."
"We are only an instant, that's true. But we are eternal."
"But in battle you cannot tell another when it is his time to enter the World-to-Come, nor is it possible to keep any man in this world when he wishes to leave it behind."
"You can get addicted to trouble if you're not careful."
"I wrote to find beauty and purpose, to know that love is possible and lasting and real, to see day lilies and swimming pools, loyalty and devotion, even though my eyes were closed, and all that surrou..."
"Pride is a funny thing it can make what is truly worthless appear to be a treasure. "
"Still, she knows one thing for certain: never judge a relationship unless you are the one wrapped up in its arms."
"Helplessness and anger make for predictable behavior: Children are certain to shove each other and pull hair, teenagers will call each other names and cry, and grown women who are sisters will say wor..."
"I could hardly get a boy to look at me. All right, they'd look, they'd even take me out, but no one asked for a second date. I was too nasty, a real wise guy, and all the boys could tell what my rotte..."