Gratitude was never meant to be an excuse for giving up on the obstacles God has put before you. Some of the most magical things he can bring us require faith and a lot of planning.
She knows herself to be at the mercy of events, and she knows by now that events have no mercy.
The Blind Assassin
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She knows herself to be at the mercy of events, and she knows by now that events have no mercy.
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I am not scoffing at goodness, which is far more difficult to explain than evil, and just as complicated. But sometimes it's hard to put up with.
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