Don’t try and make me feel better, Alex. I hate you. ” “I hate you, too.
There was something irresistible about popcorn.
What a pity every child couldn't learn to read under a willow tree.
After the keen still days of September, the October sun filled the world with mellow warmth. . . The maple tree in front of the doorstep burned like a gigantic red torch. The oaks along the roadway glowed yellow and bronze. The fields stretched like a carpet of jewels, emerald and topaz and garnet. Everywhere she walked the color shouted and sang around her. . . In October any wonderful unexpected thing might be possible.
the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out.
She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read.
There is no escape if love is not there
I've always been called Lucky Louie. It's no mystery why.
Just spend a few more months playing video games. That hand-eye coordination will come in handy when you get to third base.
Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.
Without extended, concentrated prayer, the ministry of the Word withers. And when the ministry of the Word declines, faith (Rom. 10:17; Gal. 3:2, 5) and holiness (John 17:17) decline. Activity may continue, but life and power and fruitfulness fade away. Therefore, whatever opposes prayer opposes the whole work of ministry.