Sarah Sundin Quotes

• “Sonetimes the hardest person to forgive is yourself.”

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• “Long ago she'd clamped an iron shell around her heart and nothing and no one could pry it lose, but deep inside the tender flesh still beat.”

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• “There’s a difference between being good to someone and being good for them.”

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• “When we're not following God's will, our sacrifices aren't acceptable to Him. What God wants most is for us to be broken before Him, walk with Him, know Him, and obey Him.”

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• “Forgiveness doesn't require approval," she said. "God never approves of sin, but he still forgives us.”

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• “The shame of her youth screamed at her from every brick, but Jesus silenced it. She had dreaded this moment for weeks, but God was so powerful. In the very place of her worst sin and deepest pain his peace billowed through her soul.”

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• “He raged and questioned and mourned. Eventually he found peace—not peace like some still pond, but peace like a river, jostling over rocks, hurtling over falls, whirling in eddies. Authentic, rugged peace.”

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• “No, you need to cry.' He gently pressed her head to his shoulder, knocking her cap askew. 'My mama says women need to cry every once in a while. Washes away all the weakness so you can stay strong. Always let a lady cry, she says.”

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• “Sometimes the Lord wants us to fight, but sometimes he wants us to surrender. Surrender can require a lot more courage than fighting.”

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• “They deserve our prayers, not our gossip.”

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• “Jesus didn't take away her tears, he received them. He didn't take away the memories, he shared them. He didn't take away the hurts, he felt them. Somehow, with the Lord, she could bear it.”

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• “So this was friendship—the pain of ripping open one’s heart rewarded with intimacy and understanding.”

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• “Ah, you can't think when you're in love.”

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• “God loves me,' she said to her dazed-eyed reflection. 'God likes me. Freckles and all.”

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• “Ruth wiped her eyes. Successful at a price? Forgiven but damaged? She wished so much more for her baby sister.”

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• “Oh, what one kiss could do.”

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• “I thought it would fix everything, but it just made everything worse. Lies do. Remember when I told you white lies were like ball bearings in the machinery of society? Wrong. Lies are like incendiary bombs, burning and melting and mangling everything- trust, hopes, everyone you love.”

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• “No matter what happened in my life, I could always find one good thing to enjoy -- a beautiful word, a sunset, a song.”

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• “Always with one foot in one land, one foot in the other, never belonging in either.”

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• “A surge of rightness and determination rushed into his chest. If he showed Mary his interest, told her how he felt, maybe her heart would bend to him. Even if it didn't, even if he made a complete fool of himself and lost his friendship with her, it was the true thing to do. True to his heart, true to where God seemed to be leading him.”

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• “Silver had its own worth, its own beauty, a quieter beauty, a beauty that reflected rather than called attention to itself. There was nothing wrong with that, and nothing wrong with her. Someday, a man would come along who preferred silver.”

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• “It takes courage for a man to admit his mistakes. It takes courage, humility, and honesty, and I admire those traits.”

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• “Most of us Texans don't take kindly to being called Yankees. We prefer to be called rebels.”

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• “Want to pretend to dance?” “So we can hug and kiss in a socially acceptable manner?” He clapped his hand over his heart. “Shocked. I’m shocked, I tell you. The thought never crossed my mind.” “Really? It crossed mine.”

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• “Do you see? Isn't it incredible?' Wyatt's voice shook with excitement. 'No matter what - when life feels as light as the morning or as dark as the depths of the sea, He's there. His hand leads us and holds us.'
  
  The words prickled and poked and rearranged things inside her, a most unsettling feeling, but it didn't unsettle Wyatt. It energized him.”

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