“ Don’t be afraid when you have to pray fervently because of your circumstances. God is wanting to do something great through you! Stormie Omartian
“ There’s only one power in the world great enough to help us rise above the difficult things we face: the power of God. Stormie Omartian
“ But in this case,” he continues, tracing the line of the plasterwork with one finger, “I feel that there is one cliché that sums up my position so admirably that it would be pure egotism to attempt a… Deborah Meyler
“ I also realized by the way he actually cared that I could hurt him, really hurt him, if I wanted to. That's a power no one should ever realize. It's toxic. Rebecca Timberlake
“ With so much trauma and drama in everyday life, the beauty of peace and solitude beckons like an oasis in a barren wasteland. Jo Ann V. Glim
“ Sometimes we take our love ones for granted that we forget to show them how much they meant to us until they’re gone. Sometimes we allow the negative energy from a few disputes we had with each other… John Yang aka Private83
“ Most people like it when the pastor says, "family is priority." What they don't like very much is when the pastor actually chooses his own family as the priority over them. Carlos A. Rodriguez
“ We’re pieces on a chessboard and we make our moves when it’s our turn. If we don’t, our decisions are made for us. A.P. Jensen
“ (When asked “Was the model for Midori (a character in Norwegian Wood) modeled after your wife?”)I showed your message to my wife. She got mad and yelled: “What would make them think I was the model fo… Haruki Murakami
“ We were there, together, and in the next room I could hear that monitor beeping. Keeping track of another heart’s beat and giving enduring, solid proof of our own. Sarah Dessen
“ She [my mother] tapped my hand lightly with her fingers and, looking out the window, said, "You know, I've missed having a mother. It's a gaping hole. I think having a mother is one of the great thing… Kate Mulgrew
“ I am thinking of our family's womenas faraway bulbs, their historywith crippling loss, and how I am pieced together, shell and sand,from the spine of their collective strength. Jerrold Yam
“ Good friends will allow you to be as innocent and free as a child when in private, and as wise and mature as an adult when in public. Criss Jami
“ When I was younger, I thought my task was to forge ahead and succeed as an individual. But growing older has helped me realize that our success lies in our relationships— with the family we are born i… Caroline Kennedy
“ My mother was obviously never there to take the blame she deserved. She left me to absorb it all in her place. She was far too busy in her own world, that incidentally revolved around herself. I'm pre… Ashly Lorenzana
“ Men were often far different in their roles as fathers than they were as suitors, the memories of which kept them, out of necessity, both vigilant and violent, and even in tender moments, to their dau… James Anderson
“ That was the thing about weddings: they forced family members to deal with one another, like it or not. Jamie Brenner
“ Family does not mean people with the same last name or the same DNA. It means people who care about you, who you trust, who you care about--people you can count on. Kris Radish
“ I suppose we were better observers than communicators; we were all subjects to be worried over, complained about, even adored, but never quite people to be held or loved. There was an intellectual, al… Carrie Brownstein
