Discipleship Quote by Richard Brookhiser

“But surely even heroes weary lugging around the burdens of their heroism.”

— J.H. Trumble

“Their looks and personalities were still intact, but some thing had atrophied ever so slightly. Their faces bore the distinct wear of goals gone…

— Galt Niederhoffer

“Sometimes, we must experience heartbreak to fully admire the warmth and brilliance that shines ahead.”

— Terry a O'Neal

“Beauty is sometimes hidden under a veil of tragedy.”

— Karen Amanda Hooper

“..for we all are dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending..”

— Herman Melville

“So they layered cynicism atop their longing, and it was something like laying laughter over the darkness — self-preservation of an uglier stripe.”

— Laini Taylor

“It is the luxurious and dissipated who set the fashions which the herd so diligently follow.”

— Henry David Thoreau

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and unspeakable…

— Washington Irving

“We are losing the art of intensity. We are losing the beauty of the struggle.”

— Lokesh Tuli

“What was bright and exciting becomes weary, flat, and unprofitable.”

— William James

“The subjects of them did not look tragic. They looked, actually, rather ridiculous, since nearly all of them were dressed in the style of…

— Agatha Christie

“Even the strongest and bravest must sometimes weep. It shows they have a great heart, one that can feel compassion for others.”

— Brian Jacques