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"It's hard to know what's right in this life,' she said. 'We do what we can, but what we really need is mercy. Do you know who taught me that?' A grin. 'You."
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"Compassion brings us closer to each other."

"To commune with God is to understand love because God is love."

"Jesus was never indifferent to the issues of the people in His day."

"It is better to do little things with love than big things without love."

"When we harm others we harm ourselves, when we help others we help ourselves."

"Jesus Christ is the Father of Fatherless."

"One of the greatest things you can learn in life is to be compassionate, and true compassion includes compassion for yourself."

"Nothing on earth is as unbearable as dealing with other people if you are a person who lacks compassion and understanding."

"Accept each other's fault with brotherly love."

"For an outpour of love there is always a first partaker."
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"I belong to the people I love, and they belong to me--they, and the love and loyaty I give them, form my identity far more than any word or group ever could."


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"I'll be your family now," he says. "I love you," I say. (....)He stares at me. I wait with my hands clutching his arms for stability as he considers his response. He frowns at me. "Say it again.""Tobias," I say, "I love you."


"Hearing him talk about his mother, about his intact family, makes my chest hurt for a second, like someone pierced it with a needle."


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"At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family. My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father helped Caleb with his homework. There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet. I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free."
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