[T]o love somebody is to give them the power to hurt you.
– Donald Miller in Scary Close p.90
Author: joelwitwer
God doesn’t give us crying, pooping children because he wants to advance our careers. He gives them to us for the same reason he confused languages at the Tower of Babel, to create chaos and deter us from investing too much energy in the gluttonous idols of self-absorption.
– Donald Miller in Scary Close p.90
Sometimes the real bonding happens in conversations about nothing … Sometimes being willing to talk about nothing shows how much we want to be with each other.
– Donald Miller in Scary Close p.89
She was talking about what it meant to risk yourself on love. It meant diving into the unknown, where there were very real dangers, but mostly rewards.
– Donald Miller in Scary Close p.51
Those who can’t accept their imperfections can’t accept grace either.
– Donal Miller in Scary Close p.45
If love is conditional, it’s just some sort of manipulation masquerading as love.
– Donald Miller in Scary Close p.44
[W]e aren’t designed to spend too much time thinking about ourselves … we are healthier when we’re distracted by a noble cause.
– Donald Miller paraphrasing Viktro Frankl in Scary Close p.39
I was drawn to girls who played the victim because girls who play the victim make you feel like a hero. Until you resent them.
– Donald Miller in Scary Close p.10
“Love can’t be earned, it can only be given.”
– Donald Miller in Scary Close Author’s Note
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