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Peace Like a River
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"Peace Like a River" Quotes

A father's faith and a family's journey through the American Midwest are tested in this lyrical and stirring novel.

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Make of it what you will, he said, but the earth has its own way of speaking.

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naturecommunication

Sometimes heroism is nothing more than patience, curiosity, and a refusal to panic.

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heroismpatience

I have always felt that the action most worth watching is not at the center of things but where edges meet.

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observationperspective

Real miracles bother people, like strange sudden pains unknown in medical literature.

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miraclesperception

There's a beauty in being alone.

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solitudebeauty

Sometimes we don't know what we know until someone tells us.

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knowledgeawareness

It's a strange thing when people are a comfort in themselves.

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comfortself-awareness

Anger can be a gift, it's just a matter of how you use it.

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angeremotion

A thing that's lovely will always be lovely, even if someone's ruined it for you.

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beautyappreciation

Most times, we don't know what we need until it shows up.

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needsawareness