He realized now he was only just beginning to see the full extent to which it was his destiny to follow, to walk blindly into fates he could never understand. In fate there was reward, in turning over one's heart to God there was a magnificence that lay beyond description. At the moment one is sure that all is lost, look at what is gained!
タグ: god

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Just because things hadn't gone the way I had planned didn't necessarily mean they had gone wrong.
タグ: life-lessons
I'm disappointed by well-written novels that only deal with two or three people.
タグ: two, three, only, people
I'd like to read all of Proust.
タグ: read, like
I have been accused of being a Pollyanna, but I think there are plenty of people dealing with the darker side of human nature, and if I am going to write about people who are kind and generous and loving and thoughtful, so what?
タグ: think, i-am, people, nature
Part of it is living in Tennessee. I'm so out of the loop. And as a person, I'm out of the loop. I'm oblivious by nature.
タグ: out, living, person, nature
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