“Violence isn't waged only with guns, or war. Words can be violent, and so can the Erasure of wrongdoing.”
“We were supposed to be enemies, Americans and Iraqi’s, Muslims and Christians, newer immigrants and historical immigrants. But here we were, huddled around the table together, with candle lights flickering off cheeks and smiling eyes.”
Source: Waging Peace: One Soldier's Story of Putting Love First
“تذكر حلاوة الوصال يهن عليك مر المجاهدة”
Source: الفوائد
“Giving your life away is the only way to truly find it. Loving our enemies is what transforms fear into Freedom. Love has the power to change us.”
Source: Waging Peace: One Soldier's Story of Putting Love First
“Showing up when violence wounds a community is what love looks like in public. Loving first, with our presence instead of only our prayers, wasn't safe but laying down my weapon in a war wasn't safe either. But it's what you do when you belong to each other.”
Source: Waging Peace: One Soldier's Story of Putting Love First
“The direction your life takes can often come down to one decision, one moment in time.”
Source: Present Danger
“He had to have this woman, knew his life would be worthless without her. The raging heat of that knowledge raced through his veins, stronger than desire, hotter than the passion that caught fire between them.”
Source: Out of the Storm
“John’s laugh made Harold’s blood run cold. “Yes, you do. You saw him cowering on the floor in fear. You wanted him dead. Inside that big chest of yours beats the heart of a murderer. In fact, you’re going to kill again.”
Source: Harold and the Angel of Death
“What happens when you combine a love of Lucy, Nora Ephron, Old Hollywood, and the desire for true faith? You embark on an unforgettable 1979 journey to magical, Mackinac Island.
– Author, Michele Olson, Being Ethel (In a world that loves Lucy)”
Source: Being Ethel: In a world that loves Lucy
“A quote: "The road to publication is rough and rock-strewn, and requires four-wheel-drive passion to reach the finish line." - John A. Vanek”