“The difference between justice and forgiveness: To be just is to condemn the fault and, because of the fault, to condemn the doer as well. To forgive is to condemn the fault but to spare the doer.” — Miroslav Volf
“We have moved too quickly to reach here; now we need to wait to give our spirits a chance to catch up with us.” John O’Donohue, Anam Cara
“It is not easy to tell a story, certainly not when you have an indication to run quickly toward a happy ending. How can I find the courage to write stories that don’t fit a pre-fabricated frame?” ‑Henri Nouwen
“We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“And the garden bloomed and bloomed and every morning revealed new mercies.” — The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgsen Burnett
“We love those who know the worst of us and don’t turn their face away.” — Walker Percy
“…And yes we are far from polish, from pristine but that doesn’t mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect; We are striving to forge a union with purpose; To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man…” — Amanda Gorman
“Push back against the age as hard as it pushes against you.” — Flannery O’Connor
“We make our decisions, and then our decisions turn around and make us.” — F.W. Boreham
“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
