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“Christianity is not about learning how to live within the lines; Christianity is about the joy of coloring.”

Book:Dangerous Wonder: The Adventure of Childlike Faith

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Dangerous Wonder: The Adventure of Childlike Faith

This work delves into the essence of childlike faith, examining how it can inspire courage, creativity, and resilience in the face of life's challenges. The author invites readers to rediscover the simplicity and purity of faith as a source of strength and guidance. more

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Mike Yaconelli

Mike Yaconelli was an American writer known for his profound insights into youth culture and Christian faith. His works often dealt with youth growth, church life, and spiritual exploration. more

“If I were a first rate writer, I wouldn't mind a bit. What does depress me is this: it is so desperately hard and so obsessive and so lonely to write that, in return for all this work, one would like a little self satisfaction. And that is never going to come, for the simple reason that I do not deserve it. I cannot be a good enough writer. You see? I call it grim. But the future looks awfully clear to me.”

Source: The letters of Martha Gellhorn

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.”

Lying Truth Is Historical Thrive Empires Treason Birthright

Author:Ron Paul

“As I'm sure you may know, I'm planning to become a spaceflight participant and have been recently approved to begin my spaceflight training by the Russian space federation having passed the necessary medical and physical tests.”

Knows May Has Beens Space Training Tests Medical Planning Participants Approved Federation Spaceflight

Author:Sarah Brightman

“If thou dost seek to have what thou dost hide, By self-example mayst thou be denied.”

Ifs Self Example Denied

Book:The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: All 214 Plays, Sonnets, Poems & Apocryphal Plays (Including the Biography of the Author): Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Othello, The Tempest, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Richard III, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, The Comedy of Errorsäó_

Source: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: All 214 Plays, Sonnets, Poems & Apocryphal Plays (Including the Biography of the Author): Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Othello, The Tempest, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Richard III, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, The Comedy of Errorsäó_

“In war you lose your sense of the definite, hence your sense of truth itself, and therefore it's safe to say that in a war story nothing is ever absolutely true.”

War Stories Loses Safe Definite War Stories

Book:The Things They Carried

Source: The Things They Carried

“There will be no war, but in the pursuit of principle no stone will be left standing.”

War Left Principles Standing Stones Pursuit No War

Author:John le Carre

“I'd do almost anything for you. I think I'd kill for you. But I'm not going to comfort you while you cry in my arms over another man. - Gage Travis”

Thinking Men Cry Arms Comfort Another Man

Author:Lisa Kleypas

“How old are you? Twelve?" "Fourteen & three quarters." His eyes sparkled. "You're kind of little for fourteen and three quarters." "Am not," I replied indignantly. "I'm a sophomore this year. How old are you?" "Seventeen and two fifths." Hardy Cateses & Liberty Jones.”

Years Kind Littles Two Eye Three Liberty His Eyes Quarters Twelve Fourteen Seventeen Hardy Sophomore