The Quote Book // May 2013

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Dear Reader,
Welcome to TLM's The Quote Book" for May 2013!

Unfortunately, Bethany will be unable to join us for this month's post of quotes that we have gotten from the books that we have read this month. She has a lot going on. But, never fear! I'm still going to share mine! I hope you enjoy them and get a chuckle or two.

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• "Reuben smirked. He must have thought that he made her cry. And truth be told for the first time she did weep for him and for all those like him who were so smug in their religious convictions. People who could not see that the pleasures of stirring up gossip and spreading lies would be short lived." - Pg 67 of "The Winnowing Season" By Cindy Woodsmall
• "If love can move mountains, it should be able to move a mattress through a too small opening, right?" "It's worth a try." -Pg 116 of "The Winnowing Season" By Cindy Woodsmall
• "A woman who tries to be like a man is a waste of a good woman." -Pg 272 of "The Winnowing Season" By Cindy Woodsmall
• "I don't believe the purpose of life is to be happy. It's to serve. It's to be useful." -Pg 125 of "A Voice In The Wind" By Francine Rivers
• "You'll never know what you'll accomplish if you don't take the first step." -Pg 57 of "The Secret" By Beverly Lewis
• "Time to rise and shine." She moved away. "I've risen . . . just not shinin' yet." -Pg 87 of "The Secret" By Beverly Lewis
• "It wasn't what you intended to do in life that mattered, but what you actually did." -Pg 113 of "The Secret" By Beverly Lewis
• "A closed door is closed for a reason." -Pg 150 of "The Secret" By Beverly Lewis
• "Sometimes innocent things done in a spirit of kindness - even out of intended care - came back to bite you." -Pg 213 of "The Secret" By Beverly Lewis
• "She smiled at Yonnie's unique - even peculiar - approach to finding a life mate. Curious as it seemed to some, there was something to be said for taking one's time in the matter." -Pg 222 of "The Secret" By Beverly Lewis
• "Makes no sense to fret over what can't be changed." -Pg 21 of "The Missing" By Beverly Lewis
• "Sophie almost wished the duchess would scream instead. A dark feeling of oppression, of an evil presence in the room, came over her, as it often did when the duchess was interrogating her. Jesus, help me. Take away my anger. The oppressive feeling subsided." -Pg 10 of "The Fairest Beauty" By Melanie Dickerson
• "As Sophie paced the dungeon cell, she prayed for Duchess Ermengard, since the book of Saint Luke told her to love her enemies. It was a difficult task, she had to admit. But the verses also said that God would someday put her enemies under her feet. She supposed she needed to be righteous for God to do that, so she continued praying for her enemy." -Pg 23 of "The Fairest Beauty" By Melanie Dickerson
• "God, please save me from this place," she rasped. But she refused to pity herself. Pity would only make her cry, and crying was worse than useless; it would give her a headache." -Pg 35 of "The Fairest Beauty" By Melanie Dickerson
• "The man had nearly been killed protecting her - she still could hardly believe what he had done - and she shouldn't be ogling him. She was behaving like Darla, who ogled every man under fifty who still had most of his teeth." -Pg 153-154 of "The Fairest Beauty" By Melanie Dickerson
• "The work of God cannot be rushed. The young are impulsive, eager to take action, but the wise man waits for God's direction." -Pg 280 of "The Fairest Beauty" By Melanie Dickerson
• "I don't think his heart will be broken, but his pride may be bruised. And sometimes, it's worse to hurt a man's pride than to break his heart." -Pg 309 of "The Fairest Beauty" By Melanie Dickerson
• "Ethan looked like six full feet of stubborn and another few inches of dumb. He hadn't grinned in a while though." -Pg 34 of "In Too Deep" By Mary Connealy
• "God's strength is made perfect in weakness." -Pg 309 of "In Too Deep" By Mary Connealy
• "Life was precious, and each day should be lived to the fullest." -Pg 34 of "Lydia's Charm" By Wanda E. Brunstetter
• "Laziness is the habit of resting before you get tired, you know." -Pg 43 of "Lydia's Charm" By Wanda E. Brunstetter
• "Keep your temper; nobody wants it." -Pg 51 of "Lydia's Charm" By Wand E. Brunstetter
• "Lydia feared it might rain. But then as quickly as the sun vanished, it reappeared. Josh tipped his head back and squinted his eyes. "I like it when God turns on his light." -Pg 57 of "Lydia's Charm" By Wanda E. Brunstetter
• "A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and sings it back to you when you've forgotten the words." -Pg 166 of "Lydia's Charm" By Wanda E. Brunstetter
• "You have God. And when you feel as if you have nothing left, then you'll realize that God is enough." -Pg 168 of "Lydia's Charm" By Wanda E. Brunstetter
• "It's better to burp and be in shame, than not to burp and" Monno held up his hand. "That's enough." -Pg 192 of "Lydia's Charm" By Wanda E. Brunstetter
• "He snores real loud when he's sleeping. He also picks his teeth with the end of a paperclip." -Pg 221 of "Lydia's Charm" By Wanda E. Brunstetter
• "That's no excuse! Nobodies life is perfect. We can rise above our circumstances and love everyone the way the Bible says we should." -Pg 253 of "Lydia's Charm" By Wanda E. Brunstetter
• "It's better to work too hard than not hard enough." -Pg 351 of "Lydia's Charm" By Wanda E. Brunstetter
• "A woman making her own way in the world had to toughen up quickly or get squashed." -Pg 9 of "A Tailor-Made Bride" By Karen Witemeyer
• "He may have crawled under her skin and set her temper to itching, but she didn't have to scratch it." -Pg 61 of "A Tailor-Made Bride" By Karen Witemeyer
• "There is nothing wrong with bright colors and beautiful lines. If God had wanted the world to be a somber, colorless place, He would have made everything in black and gray. But He didn't. He filled his creation with color and beauty." -Pg 145 of "A Tailor-Made Bride" By Karen Witemeyer
• "Being afoot in Texas was a good way to end up dead." - Pg 10 of "Swept Away" By Mary Connealy
• "Idle hands are the devil's playground, you know." -Pg 75 of "Swept Away" By Mary Connealy
• "God has given us the answers we need, if we will only discover them and apply them to our lives." -Pg 15 of "Nearing Home" By Billy Graham
• "Dear, the most inexpensive and lasting face-lift is just to smile; it draws your features upward, and that draws people to you." -Pg 19 of "Nearing Home" By Billy Graham
• "We should never get too old to learn or to smile." -Pg 19 of "Nearing Home" By Billy Graham
• "There is much the young can learn from those that have traveled the distance." -Pg 20 of "Nearing Home" By Billy Graham
• "We can reject the opportunity to be used of God, or we can seize opportunities to impact others as a testimony to Him." -Pg 38 of "Nearing Home" By Billy Graham
• "God forbid that we should ever retire from prayer, the sweetest work of the soul." -Pg 40 of "Nearing Home" By Billy Graham

I hope that you enjoyed my quotes, and we look forward to hearing your feedback. If you decide to do your own rendition of "The Quote Book" we would love for you to share it with us!

 

 ~The Literary Maidens (Madi & Bethany)