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title: "1 Influence Lives Quotes By Ann Tatlock"
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> [“You see, Novelka, in an odd sort of way, some of our strongest relationships are with people who have died. We miss the person, we think of them, we wonder what they would want us to do, how they would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-tatlock/you-see-novelka-in-an-odd-sort-of-way-some-of-our-strongest/)

[Ann Tatlock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-tatlock/)

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## More by Ann Tatlock

> [“Funny how even a grain of hope can manage to eclipse a whole world of despair.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-tatlock/funny-how-even-a-grain-of-hope-can-manage-to-eclipse-a-whole-world-of/)

[Ann Tatlock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-tatlock/)

> [“But then what do you do?" "I pray for strength." The words were simple, straightforward. Josef pushed against the floor with one foot and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-tatlock/but-then-what-do-you-do-i-pray-for-strength-the-words-were-simple/)

[Ann Tatlock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-tatlock/)

> [“There's a story unfolding with a definite beginning and an eventual end, and even though we can't begin to imagine what the whole plot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-tatlock/there-s-a-story-unfolding-with-a-definite-beginning-and-an-eventual/)

[Ann Tatlock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-tatlock/)

> [“There's one thing you need to understand," Larry said. "We love because God first loved us, even in the face of all our unloveliness."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-tatlock/there-s-one-thing-you-need-to-understand-larry-said-we-love-because/)

[Ann Tatlock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-tatlock/)

> [“There is so much of suffering that I will never even begin to understand. But I am content in believing that I don't even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-tatlock/there-is-so-much-of-suffering-that-i-will-never-even-begin-to/)

[Ann Tatlock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-tatlock/)

> [“You see, Novelka, in an odd sort of way, some of our strongest relationships are with people who have died. We miss the person,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-tatlock/you-see-novelka-in-an-odd-sort-of-way-some-of-our-strongest/)

[Ann Tatlock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-tatlock/)

> [“I only know that one day you wake up and realize it doesn't hurt quite so much. Until then you can put yourself in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-tatlock/i-only-know-that-one-day-you-wake-up-and-realize-it-doesn-t-hurt/)

[Ann Tatlock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-tatlock/)

> [“People look for greatness only in the extraordinary and completely overlook the wonder of the ordinary.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-tatlock/people-look-for-greatness-only-in-the-extraordinary-and-completely/)

[Ann Tatlock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-tatlock/)

> [“Here's the paradox. We can fully embrace God's love only when we recognize how completely unworthy of it we are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-tatlock/here-s-the-paradox-we-can-fully-embrace-god-s-love-only-when-we/)

[Ann Tatlock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-tatlock/)

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