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'Andy could not have understood his father until he had understood his grandfather.' Wendell Berry, Marce Catlett , p.110.

'What was his homecoming like for Andy? It was like being naked and cold and then getting into his clothes.' Wendell Berry, Marce Ca...

'They followed the only rule of membership: When any of them needed help, the others came to help. By extension of their one rule, there...

'...he had misplaced himself...' Wendell Berry, Marce Catlett, p.103.

'Jim Stedman then felt in his heart one of the hardest of human sufferings: the wish to help his friend more than he knew he could.'...

'When God does something awe-inspiring one time, we call it a miracle. When he does it a billion times, we call it ordinary. Look a litt...

'Never lose an oppurtnity of seeing anything beautiful. Beauty is God's hand-writing - a wayside sacrament: welcome it in every fair...

'The reason why we so often feel closer to God in nature is because nature is specifically designed to bring us close to God.' Seth ...

'Our fantasy stories are remixed realities - they take the things we are familiar with and enhance or rearrange them to get our attentio...

'Communication is relational. God did not have to speak to us. He communicates because he wants to reveal himself. He gave his word and ...