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The Christmas Promise QUOTES

The Christmas Promise QUOTES

1 " There are few places more reassuring or safe than the arms of a loved one or the pages of a good book.

[Richelle Bach's diary] "

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2 " Is this hell, to be stuck in a continual loop of our greatest disappointments?

[Richelle Bach's diary] "

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3 " Life has a way of making us pay for our happiness.

[Richelle Bach] "

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4 " Any time you put all your eggs in one basket, you're just one stumble away from catastrophe.

[Terri] "

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5 " I've just always loved books. There's something magical about them, the ability to create feelings from ink on a page. Really, it's a form of alchemy.

[Richelle Bach] "

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6 " The price of love is the risk of losing it.” I frowned. “Is it worth the risk?” “I’ve thought a lot about that. I still think the greatest hurt isn’t to lose love, it’s the regret of never having it. To have never felt love, that would be true tragedy. "

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7 " To love someone is to desire their happiness.

[Richelle Bach] "

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8 " They’re too busy building monuments to themselves. "

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9 " think one of the worst enemies of creativity is self-doubt. "

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10 " Wasted dreams, I suppose.” “I don’t think there’s such a thing,” Justin said. “Dreams have value "

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11 " An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, and circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break. "

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12 " Expression requires freedom. It seems to me that no matter what you say in this world, someone will be offended. "

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13 " The people in our lives are like cards in a deck. At different times we draw, hold, and discard, but, in the end, we don’t really know the cards’ value until life calls our hand. "

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14 " Trust is something that's built over time, but it takes faith to make that leap.

[Justin Ek) "

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15 " I still think the greatest hurt isn’t to lose love, it’s the regret of never having it. To have never felt love, that would be true tragedy. "

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16 " We're two broken people, aren't we?' [Richelle Bach]

He [Justin Ek] nodded. 'That's okay. Broken things usually fit better together. "

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17 " Love is like a rose. It's the beautiful, elegant petals and perfume that sell the flower. But those things don't last very long. The petals wilt and die. In the end, it's the stem--the thorny, sturdy green stem--that keeps the flower alive. It's what endures after the petals wilt and the perfume fades.

Love is two old people doing crossword puzzles together at the end of their lives and helping each other when they become too feeble to walk. It might not sound exciting, but it's better than that. It's love.

[Justin Ek] "

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18 " People always say that no matter how awful things are, there’s always someone suffering more. It’s true. It’s not really helpful, but it’s true. "

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19 " he was telling the story to the Pharisees: self-righteous, proud, and judgmental people who looked down on others. People like me. He was trying to teach them to look past their pride and into their hearts—to embrace the lost not with judgment or condemnation but with celebration. "

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