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“Whenever you find tears in your eyes, especially unexpected tears, it is well to pay the closest attention.”

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Frederick Buechner, born on July 11, 1926, is a renowned American writer. His works span across various genres including novels, essays, and plays, known for their profound religious and philosophical reflections. more

“The real is near, you do not have to seek it; and a man who seeks truth will never find it. Truth is in what is - and that is the beauty of it. But the moment you conceive it, the moment you seek it, you begin to struggle; and a man who struggles cannot understand. That is why we have to be still, observant, passively aware.”

Men Stills Real Moments Struggle Truth Is Observant

Book:The First and Last Freedom

Source: The First and Last Freedom

“Forgiveness allows us to live in the sunlight of the present, not the darkness of the past. Forgiveness alone, of all our human actions, opens up the world to the miracle of infinite possibility.”

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Author:Kent Nerburn

“Even Jesus, the Savior of the world, had to take time each day to ask for his portion.”

World Asks Jesus Each Day Savior Portions Take Time

Book:The Bathtub Is Overflowing But I Feel Drained

Source: The Bathtub Is Overflowing But I Feel Drained

“We must determine to hear God's Words and put them into practice.”

Practice Determine

Book:Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

Source: Am I Messing Up My Kids?: ...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks

“You have to love the guy that you play, even if you play the villain, you've got to love him.”

Ifs Play Guy Villain

Author:Andy Garcia

“We live in a world made up more of story than stuff. We are creatures of memory more than reminders, of love more than likes. Being attentive to the needs of others might not be the point of life, but it is the work of life. It can be messy, and painful, and almost impossibly difficult. But it is not something we give. It is what we get in exchange for having to die.”

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Author:Jonathan Safran Foer

“If there is no absolute by which to judge society, society is absolute.”

Ifs Judging Absolutes

Author:Francis Schaeffer

“This I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected.”

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Book:East of Eden

Source: East of Eden

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