“Forgiveness is a tough thing. Both in the offering…and the accepting.” — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“And I remember that moment, when I knew. That you’d broken loose in me the stuff that only love breaks loose.” — Charles Martin Time Copy Share Image
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but if you want to hurt someone...way down deep, use words.” — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“Identity does not grow out of action until it has taken root in belonging.” — Charles Martin Belonging Copy Share Image
“Darkness does that. It speaks fears that, left alone, remain unspoken, yet real.” — Charles Martin Darkness Copy Share Image
“And they ate supper before they said grace...Oh, um...she moved into his house, stayed awhile, and then they got married.” — Charles Martin Grace Copy Share Image
“so, the water that would cleanse me was not water from my head—where I’d learned to rationalize my indifference. But water from… — Charles Martin Water Copy Share Image
“What I'm trying to say, and not doing a very good job at, is...will you ride the river with me?” — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“I have come to kno one thing without ay shadow of doubt: if anything in this universe reflects the fingerprint of God,… — Charles Martin Human heart Copy Share Image
“If anything in the universe reflects the fingerprint of God, it is the human heart"...It derives no benefit from the blood it… — Charles Martin Courageous Copy Share Image
“You put a new heart in Emma a long time ago, it just wasn’t the kind you were thinking of.” He laughed… — Charles Martin Heart Copy Share Image
“The library was magical because every time I walked through the door, there were literally thousands of voices ready and willing to… — Charles Martin Library Copy Share Image
“Puzzles forced me to look at something from several angles before I moved on, to look again, and again, and possibly again… — Charles Martin Puzzle Copy Share Image
“When you laugh...I want to smile. And when you cry...' She brushed the tears off of my face. 'I want the tears… — Charles Martin Laugh Copy Share Image
“I stared out the window, at the whitecapped mountains in the distance. It was strange, looking at them from the other side.… — Charles Martin Prison Copy Share Image
“The only monster you need to worry about in this life is the one that stares at you from the mirror each… — Charles Martin Fear Copy Share Image
“football is not what you accomplish in solitary feats of greatness, but who you get to play it with. The heart of… — Charles Martin Football Copy Share Image
“Of the six million species on the planet, only man makes language. Words. What's more--in evidence of the Divine--we string those symbols… — Charles Martin Language Copy Share Image
“I’m no expert, but I know one thing about anger—it’s like alcohol. At some point, if you pour enough in there, it’s… — Charles Martin Anger Copy Share Image
“Granted, there are a lot of folks whose fires die out, I get that, but I also think there are a lot… — Charles Martin Couples Copy Share Image
“Story is the bandage of the broken. Sutures of the shattered. The tapestry upon which we write our lives. Upon which we… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“He picked up one of Lorna's roses and set it in my lap. "Here." I picked it up and smelled it. He… — Charles Martin Flower Copy Share Image
“Child," she said placing her head to mine and her callused fingers on my cheek, "you can whip it and beat it… — Charles Martin Children Copy Share Image
“In my experience, it’s those words on the tip of the tongue that we most need to hear. They are the key.… — Charles Martin Hurt and pain Copy Share Image
“She smiled, tilted her head, and . . . have you ever seen video of melting glaciers where huge chunks, the size… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“...but maybe life is like that - you never know when something that's been hidden is going to rise up and bite… — Charles Martin Life Copy Share Image
“Scars are just the body's response to things that shouldn't be there. A reminder of the pain. --MacTHOMAS POCKETS” — Charles Martin Fallen world Copy Share Image
“If God can make a firefly’s butt light up like a star, then anything is possible. Anything.” — Charles Martin Firefly Copy Share Image
“Never make it without the compass. In the trees, I'd lose all sense of perspective. Direction. Maybe life is like that.” — Charles Martin Compass Copy Share Image
“It’s complicated.” “Yeah? Welcome to Earth. Everything here is complicated.” — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“She cried easily. Evidence that she felt much, and most often for other people. A rare and beauty filled gift.” — Charles Martin Beauty Copy Share Image
