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Jesus never tried to hide his loneliness and dependence on other people. He chose his disciples not as servants but as friends.… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
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What is quicker than the wind? Thought. What can cover the Earth? Darkness. Who are more numerous? The living or the dead?… — Paritoshik Sharma Copy Share Image
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I have even learned to respond to someone crying by just listening. In the old days I used to reach for the… — Rachel Naomi Remen Copy Share Image
Even broken in spirit as he is, no one can feel more deeply than he does the beauties of nature. The starry… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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I think of the chimp, the one with the talking hands. In the course of the experiment, that chimp had a baby.… — Amy Hempel Copy Share Image
He caught me stealing his golden phoenix.' Tithonus closed his eyes briefly. 'Good grief!' He opened them again. 'I was half hoping… — Herbie Brennan Copy Share Image
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Who was this Man of sorrows, acquainted with grief? Who is the King of glory, this Lord of hosts? He is our… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
“Here sighs and cries and shrieks of lamentation echoed throughout the starless air of Hell; at first these sounds resounding made me… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
In a world where people die every day, I think the important thing to remember is that for each moment of sorrow… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Well, you know, it's an evil thing, this attempt to reverse the process of mourning.' The Canon stepped back on to his… — Margery Allingham Copy Share Image
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“{ Yogananda on the death of his dear friend, the eminent 20th century scientist, Luther Burbank } His heart was fathomlessly deep,… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
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“There will be hatred. There will be war. The country will fight itself to pieces. It will starve its people, ravage its… — Chloe Gong Copy Share Image
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“She takes another sip of her drink. She looks around the bar. I look at the fine muscles in her neck, at… — Adam Berlin Copy Share Image
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ought we not, from time to time, open ourselves up to cosmic sadness? ... Give your sorrow all the space and shelter… — Etty Hillesum Copy Share Image
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