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title: "3 Amish Friends Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Amish Friends quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Amish Friends sayings and thoughts."
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> [“These were the messages we were hearing from some of our non-Amish friends. Hearing these things and opening our hearts to their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ora-jay-eash/these-were-the-messages-we-were-hearing-from-some-of-our-non-amish/)

[Ora-Jay Eash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ora-jay-eash/)

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> [ “\[on her Amish friends\]I do know this family has borne losses and grief, just like the rest of us. But if they… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/on-her-amish-friends-i-do-know-this-family-has-borne-losses-and-grief/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

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> [“While our Amish friends were discouraging change, our Englisch friends were encouraging us to open our hearts and talk about things we’d…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ora-jay-eash/while-our-amish-friends-were-discouraging-change-our-englisch-friends/)

[Ora-Jay Eash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ora-jay-eash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/ora-jay-eash-9384_amish_while-our-amish-friends-were-discouragin_2721694.jpg)

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