Age Quote by Helen Keller

Ruth's writing is so joyful, funny and uplifting; it's always a real treat of a read.

— Fiona Walker

“Naomi enfolded Ruth in a warm embrace, before drawing back and patting her cheek. “If God spared us from the piercing shaft of every…

— Tessa Afshar

“That night she again slept in the back of her brother’s car, hidden under her raincoat, afraid of the rats, of the police, and…

— Philip Carlo

“. . . the story of Ruth . . .was written to give us encouragement and hope that all the perplexing turns in our…

— John Piper

“In Ruth's view, they looked 'like a couple' because they seemed to possess some terrible secret between them - they appeared stricken with remorse…

— John Irving

Taken as a whole, the story of Ruth is one of those signs. It was written to give us encouragement and hope that all…

— John Piper

“I followed Ruth's example, you know." He tilted his head in confusion. There was a Ruth in his neighborhood. But when could she have…

— Tessa Afshar

At one level, the message of the book of Ruth is that the life of the godly is not a straight line to glory,…

— John Piper

“She loved nothing in the world except this woman's son, wanted him alive more than anybody, but hadn't the least bit of control over…

— Toni Morrison

“Grandmother," Ruth admonished. "I would not have a man who could not at least understand me." "And it looks like you might have finally…

— Debbie Viguié

“I wanted to go and get Ruth again and tell her a lot more things, and really make love to her this time, and…

— Jack Kerouac

“When Ruth spots a man she likes, she gets him drunk, strips off his clothes, and hops into bed with him. When he wakes…

— Sam Torode