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Katherine Reay
Top 10 Best Quotes
“You could lose yourself in a book and, paradoxically, find yourself as well.”
“That's what books do, Maddie used to say; they are a conversation, and introduce us to ourselves and others.”
“Our understanding is so limited, Janet. Be careful not to assume God’s role or presume you understand his ways or the depth of his love. Promise me.”
“Good, fully dimensional characters let us live their lives vicariously, and bad ones tell us about the authors.”
“Love in action is a hard and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams.”
“It’s about a woman, who may be a wife. But it’s first and foremost about a woman, and it’s not an unattainable description of an idealized woman. She’s born of experience and, I like to believe, knows her worth because she knows who created her. One of my favorite things John Paul II ever said was ‘Woman transcends all expectations when her heart is faithful to God.’ All expectations. And I’ve seen it too. My mom was amazing. My sisters are strong women—two are unmarried, by the way, and this is who they are. They don’t need a husband to be this woman. I believe God can do tremendous things through you—once you stop trying to wield all the power yourself.”
“Blood might be thicker than water, but both were thinner than money”
“It’s like you live in those classics you love, in some odd third-person narration, as if you aren’t in charge of your own story. Who is, if not you, for goodness’ sake?”
“I have no way to tell him of the cacophonous emotions jangling within me - to feel wired for others yet irrelevant; to need community but equally to be unable to find one; that cleaning, cooking, and caring for my family is a pleasure and a blessing, but it isn't the same as feeling connected to them; to do things for others isn't the same as being with them; that watching television side by side isn't always "spending an evening together." And that each year I feel gravity pull at my face, my breasts, my soul, and I wonder... I wonder what within me is compelling enough that anyone would stay with me.”
“How often it is a small, almost unconscious event that marks a turning point.”
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Book Keywords:
family, books, love, caring-for-others, money, aging, feeling-invisible, introspection, reflection, connection, self-realization, motherhood
