Mary Doria Russell Quotes
No matter how dark the tapestry God weaves for us, there's always a thread of grace.
Quotes to Explore
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Thank God there is a such thing as hiatus. We got the first 'Dr. Horrible' done in six days, we banged it out.
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I was born in Bradford, a city in the north of England that God forgot about. A place where most people never leave, but if they do, they certainly never go back.
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Mary and Carrie and baby Grace and Ma had all had scarlet fever. The Nelsons across the creek had had it too, so there had been no one to help Pa and Laura.
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Writers always have confidence issues - it comes with the territory. We never know where we fit in, or what the actual value of our work might be. So we hit lulls, or slogs. Throw in the idea that many creative people are somewhat manic-depressive, and it can get pretty dark at times.
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We're immersed in the spirit of God all the time. We just don't notice.
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A key to strengthening spiritual muscles and enduring hardship is finding strength in the Word of God.
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When you advise any person you should be guided by the fear of God.
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I don't seek the counsel of God. God doesn't speak to me on what I should or shouldn't do.
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A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer, and shall pass into the immortal, as gently as we awake from dreams.
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My music is a little dark, and my lyrics are a little darker. Every day, I'm fighting towards the light.
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The limitless loving devotion to God, and the gift God makes of Himself to you, are the highest elevation of which the heart is capable; it is the highest degree of prayer. The souls that have reached this point are truly the heart of the Church.
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It is not the soul alone that should be healthy; if the mind is healthy in a healthy body, all will be healthy and much better prepared to give God greater service.
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God is not separate from anything, or anyone. So it's impossible to prevent God from being visible in our government.
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It's amazing what you'll discover if you start exploring what God has placed within you.
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I do think that there is a hunger in the land for a vision of confessional Christianity that is robust, God-centered, tough-minded, able to address today and tomorrow and the next day, and comprehensive.
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Young man, the secret of my success is that at early age I discovered that I was not God.
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He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
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God is not anything human. God is a force, God is chaos, God is unknown. God is terror and enlightenment at the same time.
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Time past, even God is deprived of the power of recalling.
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I hate wasting people's time.
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The human family now exists under conditions of a global village. We live in a single constricted space resonant with tribal drums.
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I know nothing about making a movie.
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Going meatless reduces our carbon footprint and helps us lead the way towards climate change.
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No matter how dark the tapestry God weaves for us, there's always a thread of grace.
