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That was his favorite thing about books–they took you off to other people’s lives an’ places, but you could still set in your own chair by th’oil heater, warm as a mouse in a churn.Jan Karon
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I can't say I have any confidence in confidence. I have confidence that God is with us in all things, both tender and tough.Jan Karon
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Maybe it's because he never had any control over what was happening to him as a boy. Being late was somehow a way of taking charge.Jan Karon
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Merry Christmas! ' someone shouted. He wiped his eyes with the back of his hand. 'Merry Christmas! ''Merry Christmas! ''C-cookies for ever'body! ' Sammy hollered. And looking both ways, they all fled across to the light, and the warmth, and the books, and the mystery.Jan Karon