Ann Bernardo

“There is another life both for you and for me,’ said I. ‘If it be the will of God that we should sow in tears now, it is only that we may reap in joy hereafter. It is His will that we should not injure others by the gratification of our own earthly passions; and you have a mother, and sisters, and friends who would be seriously injured by your disgrace; and I, too, have friends, whose peace of mind shall never be sacrificed to my enjoyment, or yours either, with my consent; and if I were alone in the world, I have still my God and my religion, and I would sooner die than disgrace my calling and break my faith with heaven to obtain a few brief years of false and fleeting happiness—happiness sure to end in misery even here—for myself or any other!”
― Anne Brontë, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

“How odd it is that we so often weep for each other’s distresses, when we shed not a tear for our own!”
― Anne Brontë, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

“The maker of the stars would rather die for you than live without you. And that is a fact. So if you need to brag, brag about that.”
― Max Lucado, Traveling Light: Releasing the Burdens You Were Never Intended to Bear

“God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors, and blemishes. But He also sees our value. What did Jesus know that enabled Him to do what He did? Here’s part of the answer: He knew the value of people. He knew that each human being is a treasure. And because He did, people were not a source of stress, but a source of joy.”
― Max Lucado, Grace for the Moment Volume I, Blue, eBook: Inspirational Thoughts for Each Day of the Year