Morris Mandel quotes

Morris Mandel quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“We fail to see the purifying and refining effect wrought by the flames of adversity. These flames are not meant to consume but only to purify us. Disguised as adversity, blessings are showered upon us.”
“Was it possible I'd labeled him incorrectly? Shallow jocksdidn't overcome adversity and accomplish the things Leif had. I'd labeled him, not even knowing him. Just because girls went gaga over him andevery boy wanted to be him didn't make him a jerk. The only jerk in the room happened to be the judgmental, elitist female. Me.”
“Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.”
“By sticking it out through tough times, people emerge from adversity with a stronger sense of efficacy.”
“Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.”
“Rob Chilson's mordant wit will keep you turning the pages until the wee hours!”
“Yea, when mortality dissolves, Â Shall I not meet thine hour unawed? My house eternal in the heavens Â Is lighted by the smile of God!”
“Whatever we had is over. It died the minute I walked downstairs and realized the world I'd always known was a lie.- Blaire Wynn”
“It's part of our nature. As much as I love (brother and guitarist Eddie), if you put us in a room with no one else for 15 minutes, we'd be at each other's throats.”
“Because if she let go of her grief even for a minute it would only hit her harder when she bumped into it again.”

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