“*Nice* was a word that I'd not been able to say in such a long time, and it encompassed so much in that moment. It truly did. *Nice* is a throwaway word until it's not.” KindnessNiceNiceness Book:The Last Year of the War Source: The Last Year of the War
“I used to think mercy meant showing kindness to someone who didn't deserve it, as if only the recipient defined the act. The girl in between has learned that mercy is defined by its giver. Our flaws are obvious, yet we are loved and able to love, if we choose, because there is that bit of the divine still smoldering in us.” IfsThinkingStillsAbleUsedGirlBitsKindnessDivineDeserveMercyObviousDefinedFlawsGiver Author:Susan Meissner
