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In This House of Brede
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"In This House of Brede" Quotes

A successful businesswoman leaves her life behind to join a Benedictine monastery and faces the challenges of faith, community, and self-discovery.

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Life is not what one lived, but what one remembers and how one remembers it in order to recount it.

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Love is not a thing that you can pick up and put down at will.

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To be a nun is not to be a nun, but to be Christ's spouse.

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Sometimes God chooses what we least expect.

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The will of God is not always a road, but a river.

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It is easier to find a reason to be angry than to be kind.

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Silence is often the best response.

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We all have our own battles to fight, and we must fight them with courage.

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The path to peace is paved with forgiveness.

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In the stillness of solitude, one can hear the whispers of the divine.

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