“...I wondered why so much had been written about love's pain and so little about the glorious relief of being delivered from love's pain.” LovePain Book:Up a Road Slowly Source: Up a Road Slowly
“From my window I watched the full moon—a moon that reminded me of Brett—become shadowed, little by little until there was only a deep blackness in the woods at night. I would sit there wakeful, hour after hour, and wonder if this aching around my heart, this sense of being alone, forlorn and unwanted in a world where there was gayety and love for others of my age, was going to continue for all of my days.” Growing UpSadnessThoughtsAdolescenceLovesick Book:Up a Road Slowly Source: Up a Road Slowly
“that old Mrs. Bishop was lacking in the qualities that make a good mother. And saying it that way makes her sound a good deal better than she really was.” Mothers Book:Up a Road Slowly Source: Up a Road Slowly
“No matter how hard times are, people still want music.” PeopleWantStillsMatterHardMusicHard Times Book:No Promises in the Wind (DIGEST) Source: No Promises in the Wind (DIGEST)
“Children are not created fully equipped with such values as courage, compassion, integrity, and insights into the motives and needs of themselves and of others.” NeedsChildrenValuesCompassionIntegrityInsightMotive Author:Irene Hunt
“I was especially perceptive to all things beautiful that morning-raspberries in blue china bowls were enough to make the heart sing.” HeartEnoughBeautifulMorningAll ThingsBlueChinaContentmentBowlsRaspberries Book:Up a Road Slowly Source: Up a Road Slowly
“We mustn’t give trouble a shape before it throws its shadow.” GivingTroubleShapesShadow Book:Across Five Aprils Source: Across Five Aprils
“Beautiful hours move so quickly.” BeautifulMovingHours Book:Up a Road Slowly Source: Up a Road Slowly
“It happens the world over - we love ourselves more than we do the one we say we love. We all want to be Number One, we've got to be Number One or nothing! We can't see that we could make ourselves loved and needed in the Number Two, or Three, or Four spot. No sir, we've got to be Number One, and if we can't make it, we'll rip and tear at the loved one till we've ruined every smidgin of love that was ever there.” IfsWorldWantTwoHappensThreeNumbersFourTearsSelf LoveNeededSpotsLoved OnesRuinedRip Book:Up a Road Slowly Source: Up a Road Slowly
“That was the way it was that beautiful evening of cold November rain and muddy country roads and crazy windshield wipers. That was the moment of my greatest security and confidence; it was the time when I realized that love makes one a better person, a kinder gentler one.” WayPersonsCountryMomentsBeautifulCrazySecurityColdRainI RealizedEveningNovemberBetter PersonKinderMuddyCountry Roads Book:Up a Road Slowly Source: Up a Road Slowly