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When I speak of religion I mean a constant inward sense of communion with God...

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Silence made space for other people's words, which was important for those who needed to be listened to.

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Happiness, I have grasped, is a destination, like strawberry Fields. Once you find the way in, there you are, and you'll never feel low again.

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A person comes into the world with a fist-and a grasp. Yes, we are built to fight one another, but also to embrace. How cleverly we are created.

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A rainy day can actually be a very important day. And a small hope isn't really small if it makes a lost hope less sad.

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There were two kinds of students who liked the library: those who devoured one book after another and those who savored the same book repeatedly. Now she understood those rereaders differently... she realized it was not the rereading that led to fresh insights. It was the rereader— because when a person is changing inside, there are inevitably new things to see.

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In our days of prosperity it is more difficult to sustain a religious spirit than in times of adversity, because we are apt to forget that God who has bountifully given may also take away.

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Rachel Simon

Rachel Simon

Born: 1959 (age 66)

Bio: Rachel Simon is an American author of both fiction and non-fiction. Her six books include the 2011 novel The Story of Beautiful Girl, and the 2002 memoir Riding The Bus With My Sister. Her work has been adapted for film, television, radio, and stage.

Known for:

The Story of Beautiful Girl (2011)
Riding the Bus with My Sister (2002)
Little nightmares, little dreams (1990)
The writer's survival guide (1997)
The magic touch (1994)

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