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title: "4 Mattered Loved Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“he’d spent his whole life trying to make God love him—and that this didn’t matter in the slightest. All that mattered was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mallon/he-d-spent-his-whole-life-trying-to-make-god-love-him-and-that-this/)

[Thomas Mallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-mallon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb4/thomas-mallon-17707_god-love_he-d-spent-his-whole-life-trying-to-make_12729.jpg)

> [At that moment he knew one thing. The only thing that mattered. He loved her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-james/at-that-moment-he-knew-one-thing-the-only-thing-that-mattered-he/)

[Julie James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/julie-james-844_heart_at-that-moment-he-knew-one-thing-the-onl_754732.png)

> [What mattered to her was that she loved God, whether or not He granted her the consolation and joy of His felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-kolodiejchuk/what-mattered-to-her-was-that-she-loved-god-whether-or-not-he-granted/)

[Brian Kolodiejchuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-kolodiejchuk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/brian-kolodiejchuk-47338_consolation_what-mattered-to-her-was-that-she-loved_877903.png)

> [“He put his hand in his pocket and found the porte-bonheur, still warm. He looked back at the pier. The one-eyed cat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathi-appelt/he-put-his-hand-in-his-pocket-and-found-the-porte-bonheur-still-warm/)

[Kathi Appelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathi-appelt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b22/kathi-appelt-34237_morning-sky_he-put-his-hand-in-his-pocket-and-found_970464.jpg)

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