There was always a way, when one knew what one wanted.
Donna Woolfolk CrossBut she had known, better than anyone else, what demons he had faced, had known how hard he had fought to free himself from them. That he had lost the fight in the end made the struggle no less honorable.
Donna Woolfolk CrossStichwörter: fight struggle honor demons
Shattered by the cumulative effect of so much horror and death, Joan was again afflicted by a crisis of faith. How could a good and benevolent God let such a thing happen? How could He so terribly afflict even children and babies, who were not guilty of any sin?
Donna Woolfolk CrossStichwörter: thought-provoking religous
It was a child's awareness, never spoken or even fully acknowledged, but deeply felt.
Donna Woolfolk CrossTruly Virgil was right: love was a form of sickness. It altered people, made them behave in strange and irrational ways.
Donna Woolfolk CrossWhy the woman is better...though she was created second she was made from Adam's side whole Adam was made from common clay. Woman should be preferred to man because Eve was created inside Paradise, but Adam was created outside. As for will, woman should be considered superior to man-for Eve ate of the apple for the love of knowledge and learning, but Adam ate of it merely because she asked him.
Donna Woolfolk CrossIs it not lack of faith that leads men to fear the scrutiny of reason? If the destination is doubtful, than the path must be fraught with fear. A robust faith need not fear, for if God exists, then reason cannot help but lead us to Him. Cogito, ergo Deus est,'says St. Augustine, I think, therefore God is.
Donna Woolfolk CrossStichwörter: knowledge reason god faith latin st-augustine
This was the price for the the strange life she had chosen, but she had gone into it with eyes open, and there was no profit in regret.
Donna Woolfolk CrossStichwörter: nonconformity feminism living-without-regrets pope-joan
Pope Joan was an excellent read.
Donna Woolfolk CrossTo marry is to surrender everything—not only your body but your pride, your independence, even your life.
Donna Woolfolk CrossStichwörter: marriage
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