" The world we live in approves of all our longing and our envy. It cups its hands around the little flame of our envy and blows it into full life, if we let it. Gratitude, though, smothers envy and discontent, like a thick blanket thrown over that small fire. "

― Karen Stiller , The Minister's Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Doubt, Friendship, Loneliness, Forgiveness, and More