Prayer Quote by Leo Tolstoy

“He knew his words could not convey the impossible love he felt for her, so he held her stare and hoped (prayed!) she would…

— Scott Stabile

“I loved her – my enemy – by choosing to not make her a substitute god to which I offered too many waking thoughts…

— Carolyn Henderson

“I did not pray for her, because prayer has no efficacy; I did not cry for her, or for myself, because only extroverts cry…

— John Fowles

“She prayed for that all through the night, uncertain to Whom or what, but with a feeling that almost resembled faith.”

— Hillary Jordan

“...anxiety was, for her, a form of prayer.”

— Peter Ackroyd

“She prayed for strength. Strength to endure the love she still felt for Leon Andreakos, would feel till the end of her days—a man…

— Julia James

“And it had come from God, she was certain, for He answered most of her prayers that way. Unobtrusively. Quietly.”

— Lawana Blackwell

“Praying helped, but she had to admit, her faith was wobbling. She might say all the right things, and truthfully, she really did believe…

— Lynette Eason

“She felt something comforting about his attentiveness; it was like having an earthbound deity watching over her, and she warmed in his sun constantly…

— Sophfronia Scott

“I go to church, Father,” she replied. “Anna Ivanovna is not my mother, nor is her madness my business. Just as my soul is…

— Katherine Arden

“Her father told his children to pray for patience, for courage, for kindness, for clarity, for trust, for gratitude. Those prayers will be answered,”

— Marilynne Robinson

“It was only in the first few years that she felt herself screaming silently, at times, for a glimpse of human ability, a single…

— Ayn Rand