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Sunday Inspiration: Kindling a Light

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.
—Carl Jung

Sunday Inspiration: What Lies within Us

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
—Henry D. Haskins

Sunday Inspiration: Grace

All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful.
—Flannery O’Connor

Sunday Inspiration: Books

You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
—Ray Bradbury

Sunday Inspiration: Indifference

Indifference is the one thing that makes the angels weep.
—William James

Sunday Inspiration: The Soul

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
—Marcus Aurelius

Black Friday?

On this Black Friday, I’d like to simply remind you that Bookshop.org is a fine way to buy books while supporting local bookstores. If that’s something you’d be interested in doing.

Sunday Inspiration: Be the Reason

Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness of people.
—Roy T. Bennet

Sunday Inspiration: You Shall Know the Truth

You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you odd.
—Flannery O’Connor

Sunday Inspiration: Reading

Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school.
—Beverly Cleary

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