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The Unknown Beloved QUOTES

The Unknown Beloved QUOTES

1 " It is the things we most want to put down, the things that are hardest to carry, to endure, that give our lives the most meaning. Sometimes our burdens are taken from us. And sometimes we walk away from them. Sometimes, not having that burden might even feel good. We might feel relief. But it doesn’t take long to realize that the things we call burdens are most often ballast. Our burdens give weight to everything we do. They shed light on all that we are. And the moment we lose them . . . we lose everything. "

― Amy Harmon , The Unknown Beloved

2 " The truth is, the harder we are, the easier we shatter. It takes some softness to absorb life’s blows. "

― Amy Harmon , The Unknown Beloved

3 " It is the things we most want to put down, the things that are hardest to carry, to endure, that give our lives the most meaning. "

― Amy Harmon , The Unknown Beloved

4 " the things we most want to put down, the things that are hardest to carry, to endure, that give our lives the most meaning. Sometimes our burdens are taken from us. And sometimes we walk away from them. Sometimes, not having that burden might even feel good. We might feel relief. But it doesn’t take long to realize that the things we call burdens are most often ballast. Our burdens give weight to everything we do. They shed light on all that we are. And the moment we lose them . . . we lose everything.” He had lost everything, once. "

― Amy Harmon , The Unknown Beloved

5 " What a strange vortex the years suddenly seemed. The jump from ten to twenty-five was a lifetime. The leap from twenty-five to forty was but a long weekend. "

― Amy Harmon , The Unknown Beloved

6 " But perhaps your heart is too hard.” She smiled a little to take the sting out of her words. “The truth is, the harder we are, the easier we shatter. It takes some softness to absorb life’s blows. "

― Amy Harmon , The Unknown Beloved