Anne Rice Quotes

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Be kind.  Always if you have a choice, be kind.

I think love can save the world. When we love, we completely recognize the value of the other.

Anne Rice (1941-2021) was an American author whose themes of fantasy and graphic horror filled many of her novels.

David Jeremiah Quote

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With Jesus living in our hearts, we can experience heaven on the way to heaven.

From Romans 14:17:  “For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”

David Jeremiah (born 1941) is an American pastor and Christian author.

Charles Dickens Quotes

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There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.

Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer whose novels are generally considered some of the greatest published during the Victorian era.

Alice Wong Quotes

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Storytelling can be more than a blog post, essay, or book.  It can be an emoji, a meme, a selfie, or a tweet.  It can become a movement for social change.

When something can’t be fixed, then the question is what can we build instead?

Alice Wong (1974-2025) was an American writer and activist for disability rights.  Her life was filled with the challenge of living with a progressive neuromuscular disease.

John Eldredge Quote

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God’s grand strategy, birthed in His grace toward us in Christ, and nurtured through the obedience of disciplined faith, is to release us into the redeemed life of our heart.

From Proverbs 3:5-6:  “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.  In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.”

John Eldredge (born 1960) is an American author, counselor, and lecturer on Christianity.  More details are available on his website:  wildatheart.org.

James Thurber Quotes

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Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.

Live life by the abc’s . . . adventure, bravery, creativity.

James Thurber (1894-1961) was an American author, cartoonist, journalist, and playwright.  He was born in Columbus, Ohio.

Watchman Nee Quote

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With fear and trembling we must reply upon God for guidance in the inner depths.  This is the sole way to walk according to the spirit.

From Psalm 143:10:  “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God.  Let your good spirit lead me on a level path.”

Watchman Nee (1903-1972) was a Chinese church leader and Christian teacher.  He authored a collection of Christian books, and he endured persecution for his beliefs.  Ultimately, he died while being imprisoned for the final twenty years of his life.

Thomas Paine Quotes

Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.

The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.

Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an English-American activist, philosopher, and revolutionary.  His pamphlet, “Common Sense,” served as an active voice in support of the American Revolutionary War.

Hannah Whitall Smith Quote

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God is the giver, and we are the receivers.  And His richest gifts are bestowed not upon those who do the greatest things, but upon those who accept His abundance and His grace.

From Numbers 6:22-26:  “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying:  Thus you shall bless the Israelites.  You shall say to them:  The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.'”

Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911) was an American lay speaker and Christian author.  She was an active voice during the women’s suffrage movement as well as the temperance movement in the United States.

G. K. Chesterton Quotes

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We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.

What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but absence of self-criticism.

Gilbert Keith (G. K.) Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English Christian writer.