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161 " Some stories imagined in this ancient place rise above the others; they ascend from the towers, from the quiet libraries and single rooms, from the museums and the cobblestone streets. Some of those stories become legends. Myths. Tales that are as much a part of us as our bones. "
― Patti Callahan , Once Upon a Wardrobe
162 " The cosmos reveals God's handiwork.".... "So you're saying that maybe stories are the same, that they reveal God's handiwork.... or truth. They reveal some truth about the universe. That's what physics is all about. "
163 " yes, there is something special about surviving. But after that, it’s up to you. This Red Devil, he squandered his survival. We don’t. We won’t. "
― Patti Callahan , Surviving Savannah
164 " As the Irish poet and philosopher John O'Donohue once wrote, "A book is a path of words which takes a heart in new directions. And that is what I long to show you, how Narnia does that for us all. "
165 " Whenever you are fed up with life, start writing: ink is the great cure for all human ills. "
166 " ....the malaise I’d been carrying for years fell off like she’d skin. I wouldn’t have been surprised if someone had chased me down and bellowed, “You dropped something back there! "
― Patti Callahan , Becoming Mrs. Lewis
167 " I'm fascinated by the ways in which Narnia transforms us. How the power of its tale can't be fully explained, no matter how much we want to quantify and list its logical associations. My editor at Harper News, Amanda Bostic, once said to me, "I've always believed, that if we can find our way to Narnia, we find our way home." May it do the same for you. "
168 " ....the malaise I’d been carrying for years fell off like shed skin. I wouldn’t have been surprised if someone had chased me down and bellowed, “You dropped something back there! "
169 " Free to be bad. Oh, how I’d like to argue with God about this choice. But how could I? When I choose it all the time, and when I want the choice to be mine to make. "
170 " joy is different than happiness or pleasure and it is never in our power. "
171 " A story can shift completely with the screech of a car tire, the flash of fire or the words of someone you love. "
172 " I’d sought lovers to still the spinning sadness inside. I’d sought lovers to quell my pain. I’d sought lovers to fix what could not be fixed. Even when I found solace in another body, even when I’d conquered, still my soul cried out in loneliness. It was never enough to fill me. And still I’d pursued men with embarrassing voracity. Then "
173 " Who was this needy false self who believed that a man could fix the gaping wound inside my soul? What terrible dance was this? This fox-trot of straining with the inevitable result of failing? "
174 " The life we live is the life we choose with every decision of the heart, soul and mind. What do we do with our survival? Now what? "
175 " Your fear of change is palpable. You hide all the turmoil and pain of your past life inside of you: the loss of your mother; whatever happened in the war; the boarding schools. And Paddy and Mrs. Moore. And now here you are, at peace in your Garden of Eden with your brother and your acreage and your students and your Inklings and your friends and your quaint town. All these things both inspire and protect you. But a change might be in order. Not a change that disrupts, but one that expands.” I paused. “Let new things touch your soul. "
176 " God was now meant to be my primary relationship. On my knees that night in my children’s nursery, I’d promised him so. But there I was, repeating a prototype that had begun the day I wanted my father’s love and didn’t attain it. Perform, "
177 " Sometimes we have to mull things over, pray about them, talk about them, and then our eyes are opened to the best path. "