“ Only strong women, and they seem to be rare, can handle a frank and direct woman who doesn't sweet-talk or need others to nerve her. You can identify the easily intimidated because they need a gaggle… Donna Lynn Hope
“ Can you tell me where to find Tobias'? I ask. When I imagine his face, affection for him bubbles up inside of me and all I want to do is kiss him. 'Four, I mean. He's so handsome, isn't he? I don't re… Veronica Roth
“ I wonder what became of you, your JohnnyRotten skin, no Emerald City eyes.You'd have been a beauty if you let inferiority steam your glasses with its candor, sans laughter. Kristen Henderson
“ Straightforwardness intimidates people. They prefer the veneer, despite what they claim. Donna Lynn Hope
“ Essentially there are two actions in life: Performance and excuses. Make a decision as to which he will accept from yourself. Steven Brown
“ What we had actually demonstrated was our cowardice, but there is fellowship in that too. Clifford Geertz
“ Can I be trusted? Can you? I can be trusted with some things, but not all things, just like you. Donna Lynn Hope
“ Instead of fleeing God scrutiny, David welcomed it. It's like he was saying, "Look God, since I can't hide from you, since you know my very thoughts before I think them, I want you to fully know me. B… Will Davis Jr.
“ When you try to take someone's pain away from them, you don't make it better. You just tell them it's not OK to talk about their pain. Megan Devine
“ Every loss is valid. And every loss is not the same. You can't flatten the landscape of grief and say that everything is equal. It isn't. Megan Devine
“ The reality of grief is far different from what others see from the outside. There is pain in this world that you can't be cheered out of. You don't need solutions. You don't need to move on from your… Megan Devine
“ There is too wide a gap, for most of us, between what we say and what we mean. Between our words and our thoughts. The first thing the Prophet Isaiah said when he saw the living and exalted God was, “… Mark Buchanan
“ True comfort in grief is in acknowledging the pain, not in trying to make it go away. Companionship, not correction, is the way forward. Megan Devine
