“Some tension is necessary for the soul to grow, and we can put that tension to good use. We can look for every opportunity to give and receive love, to appreciate nature, to heal our wounds and the wounds of others, to forgive, and to serve.” GivingLooksSoulUseOpportunityGrowsLove IsAppreciateForgivingWoundsHealTensionRomantic LoveGiving And Receiving Author:Joan Z. Borysenko
“Unless I am both capable of and willing to reopen the wound every time I write a song, if I choose to not look inside myself to write music, I'm really not worth being called an artist at all.” IfsWritingLooksArtistSongWillingCapableWounds Author:Lady Gaga
“Look at Andrew Roe's The Miracle Girl from one angle and you'll see an incisive and insightful critique of America at the millennium and today, investigating where we put our faith and why. The greatest of Roe's achievements in this captivating debut is a memorable feat of intense empathy. Roe inhabits characters who are desperate to believe and reveals to us their needs and wounds and hopes, and he does so with kindness, generosity, and wisdom. This is a novel about what it means to be human, to seek connection and hope and maybe even transcendence in the world around us.” WorldNeedsBelieveHumansLooksMeanDoeCharacterTodayAmericaGirlKindnessNovelAchievementEmpathyConnectionsMiracleWoundsIntenseGenerosityMemorableDesperateInsightfulAngleTranscendenceCritiqueFeatsAndrewMillenniumDebutInvestigatingCaptivatingKindness GenerosityWhat It Means To Be Human Author:Doug Dorst