

“You are nicer than I am,鈥 said Sara. 鈥淚 was too proud to try and make friends. You see, now that trials have come, they have shown that I am not a nice child. I was afraid they would. Perhaps鈥--wrinkling her forehead wisely--鈥渢hat is what they were sent for.鈥
鈥淚 don鈥檛 see any good in them,鈥 said Ermengarde stoutly.
鈥淣either do I--to speak the truth,鈥 admitted Sara, frankly. 鈥淏ut I suppose there might be good in things, even if we don鈥檛 see it. There might鈥--doubtfully--鈥渂e good in Miss Minchin.”
― A Little Princess
鈥淚 don鈥檛 see any good in them,鈥 said Ermengarde stoutly.
鈥淣either do I--to speak the truth,鈥 admitted Sara, frankly. 鈥淏ut I suppose there might be good in things, even if we don鈥檛 see it. There might鈥--doubtfully--鈥渂e good in Miss Minchin.”
― A Little Princess

“Who a man is as a husband and father to a large degree shapes who he is as a minister of the gospel. In fact, his calling is evaluated at least in part by how well he performs his duties in the home. I do not believe it is necessary to rank marriage and ministry any more than I would rank eating and drinking. Both are essential. My point is simply this: it is wrong to argue that marriage is somehow less important than ministry. Marriage is ministry.”
― What He Must Be 鈥f He Wants to Marry My Daughter
― What He Must Be 鈥f He Wants to Marry My Daughter

“Oblige me by telling me where I am."
"That is impossible. You know nothing about whereness. The only way to come to know where you are is to begin to make yourself at home.”
― Lilith
"That is impossible. You know nothing about whereness. The only way to come to know where you are is to begin to make yourself at home.”
― Lilith

“There must be fairies; for this is a fairy tale: and how can one have a fairy tale if there are no fairies?”
― The Water Babies
― The Water Babies
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