“It is in community that we come to see God in the other. It is in community that we see our own emptiness filled up. It is community that calls me beyond the pinched horizons of my own life, my own country, my own race, and gives me the gifts I do not have within me.” GivingCountryGrowthCommunityMy OwnRaceGive MeFilledEmptinessCall MeHorizonMy Own LifeFilled Up Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Though my own life is filled with activity, letters encourage momentary escape into other lives, and I come back to my own with greater contentment.” Life IsMy OwnGreaterActivityLettersFilledContentmentMy Own LifeMomentary Book:A Woman of Independent Means Source: A Woman of Independent Means
“I make up the characters in my books, but of course my consciousness is filled with every child I've ever known, including my two grandchildren, my own kids (I had four) and especially myself as a child, because that person still lives inside me, too.” ChildrenPersonsStillsTwoBookCharacterKidsCoursesMy OwnConsciousnessKnownFourFilledIncludingGrandchildrenStill Life Author:Lois Lowry
“I have no fresh-from-the-oven mother-daughter recollections - only the daily creaking of cans being opened and the sucking sound of gelatinous vegetables splurting from their tin-encased vacuums. Her kitchen was filled with smoke and impatience. ... And so I grew up finding my own path, frying what could not be boiled, winging my way through life without recipes.” WayMotherSoundMy OwnPathGrewFindingsGrew UpDaughterFilledSmokeMy WayKitchenVegetablesRecipesImpatienceVacuumsRecollectionMother DaughterTinOvensFrying Author:Patricia J. Williams
“Although I was calm as a child, I had this restlessness about me–this need and hunger to create my own world. Poetry filled that void, and its words fed that vital necessity of ownership.” WorldNeedsChildrenPassionMy OwnQuietFilledHungerFedsVoidOwnershipMy Own World Author:Masiela Lusha
“My own feminist revolution evolved slowly, and traveled the world with me. To this day I have no idea what dissident professor or librarian placed feminist tests on the bookshelves at the university library in Jeddah, but I found them there. They filled me with terror. I understood they were pulling at a thread that would unravel everything. Now that I am older, I can see that feeling terrified is how you recognize what you need. Terror encourages you to jump, even when you don't know if you will ever land.” IfsKnowsWorldNeedsI CanIdeasFeelingsFoundMy OwnLandRevolutionUnderstoodTestsFilledLibraryUniversityTerrorFeministNo IdeaThis DayProfessorsThreadPullingTraveledTerrifiedLibrarianBookshelvesDissidents Author:Mona Eltahawy
“The Drama Years is filled with heart-stirring stories, just-been-there advice from recent teens and practical, actionable tips for parents. It's full of real girls talking about everything from stress and body image to love and materialism. Reading this book, I cringed in recognition of my own drama years, just wishing this book had been around back then and so grateful I'll have it as a guide for my own daughter.” YearsHeartBookRealStoriesBodyGirlReadingWishParentMy OwnTalkingAdviceDramaDaughterStressGratefulFilledGuidesPracticalsRecognitionMaterialismTeensBody ImageStirringSo GratefulReal Girl Author:Melissa Walker