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1 " I've learned that a true hero is not an extraordinary man. He may not impress the world, but he so greatly changes hers. That makes him utterly heroic indeed. "
― Joanna Davidson Politano , Finding Lady Enderly
2 " The weakest version of the real you is stronger than the best imitation of someone else. "
3 " I always had the ability to help you, you know. I was merely waiting for you to ask. It is as I said--your enemy has power, but I have more. "
4 " Many people who go out looking for themselves will become lost, for they look outside themselves or inward, rather than up the the God we reflect. ~Diary of a Substitute Countess "
5 " By his grace, before I was even ready for it, I had been made a reflection of God, the ultimate restorer. "
6 " Comparison is always an unfair battle because it pits your own reality against another woman’s façade. Always assume there is more to someone than what they show the world. ~Diary of a Substitute Countess "
7 " That's what we all were, wasn't it? Created beings who bore traces of their Creator, each with a different piece of his nature augmented in order to show the world who he was. "
8 " Being created in God's image means we bear traces of him. He is our truest identity. "
9 " I’ve learned that a true hero is not an extraordinary man. He may not impress the world, but he so greatly changes hers. That makes him utterly heroic indeed. "
10 " It's allowable to judge a lady by her dress, for it is how she chose to express herself to strangers before she speaks a word to them. "
11 " Those dramatic serial novel romances are exciting, but one never knows how they'll fare on the rocks of everyday life. There's something rare and intensely beautiful in a person who knows you well and loves you anyway. Ordinary men and everyday romances are the sweetest and deepest. ... There's a wonderful charm to ordinary, everyday moments, and the people who remain through them. "
12 " There’s a wonderful charm to ordinary, everyday moments, and the people who remain through them. "
13 " That's just what God does--he takes the identity the world has tarnished, polishes it up, and hands back the name he gave us in the beginning~ Diary of a Substitute Countess "
14 " You don't merely sell rags. You find value in what is cast aside and bring it back to life, make it valuable again. Give it a piece of your beauty. That's powerful, Raina. "
15 " It's funny how, even in the midst of finery, you come to appreciate the ordinary everyday things, like being around your favorite person. I miss that. ... And being that favorite person's favorite person too. I think I miss that most of all. "
16 " Even without meeting a person, we can determine a lot about her by looking at the people she allows into her life. "
17 " Dreams are lovely little diversions for tired minds, but we must at some point wake up and live in the splendid real world, pursuing things that are eternal and lasting, significant and very uniquely us. "
18 " We all bear little pieces of God's nature in us. When I look at a person - any person - that's what I think about. I cannot help but long to draw it out. "