What man has nerve to do, man has not nerve to hear. - Harriet Beecher Stowe

The longest way must have its close - the gloomiest night will wear on to a morning.

"But I want it done now, " said Miss Ophelia.
What's your hurry?"
Because now is the only time there ever is to do a thing in," said Miss Ophelia.

But, of old, there was One whose suffering changed an instrument of torture, degradation and shame, into a symbol of glory, honor, and immortal life; and, where His spirit is, neither degrading stripes, nor blood, nor insults, can make the Christian's last struggle less than glorious.