I get thirsty people glasses of water, even if that thirsty person is just me. - Anne Lamott

Mercy means that we no longer constantly judge everybody’s large and tiny failures, foolish hearts, dubious convictions, and inevitable bad behavior. We will never do this perfectly, but how do we do it better?

Mattie was in love with Daniel, of course; this was the X within the circle on her map: I love Daniel.

I liked those ladies! They were helpers, and they danced.' These are the words I want on my gravestone: that I was a helper, and that I danced.