Land was what they wanted, as if the mere ownership of dirt could turn a peasant into a squire. - Orson Scott Card

Are you the strongest of all men, so strong that you can be merciful to me, a weak woman? Here is the undoing of your strength: I am not a weak woman. I am not a little queen. And your mercy will be your undoing.

I immediately felt so comfortable there. Or if not comfortable, at least willing to bear the discomforts because they fit the awkward places in my heart.

The older you get, the more you believe in God, whatever face he wears.