You will not know all about the firesimply because you asked. When she speaks of the forestthis is what she is teaching you, you who thought you were her master.

Katie Ford
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More Quotes By Katie Ford
  1. It’s easier to love the idol than to love Him. The path is narrow, and few find it because they are afraid. We have made God into an idol to fear because we made ourselves to be worthless. The object of God's love has been...

  2. Religion searches for reason, and never finds purpose. They think the purpose is to have better reasons. The people are blind, and their religion does not want them to see. Religion gives them reasons based on principles instead of eyes to see.

  3. The courage to live in the present, between time and timelessness. No matter the circumstance, it is where life is found.

  4. A man cannot hate unless he hates himself. Likewise one can only love another if they love themselves.

  5. What your father never understood, is that what he loved most about her was her unbridled love and freedom to live her own life. He loved her colors and viewed her like paint.

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