The underlying logic of sacrifice was always the same: In order to gain the god's goodwill, destroy what you value most.
Barry B. PowellTags: sacrifice gods-and-mortals
That alone would be Eddie's triumph in all this; that she had taught the kelpie suffering.
D. MorgensternTags: suffering sacrifice fae faerie the-ring kelpie
But the kind of love that God created and demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice and presence. It's a love that operates more like a sign language than being spoken outright.
Bob GoffLooking after a very sick child was the Olympics of parenting.
Chris CleaveTags: parenting illness sacrifice caring caring-for-others caring-loved-one
If someone had told Allie that she would commit a premeditated act of murder, she would not have believed it. She would have spouted off all the reasons how she could never be capable of such a thing—that no matter how dire the circumstances, she would find a better way. She was so naive, so arrogant to think that the laws of necessity and unthinkable circumstance could not apply to her. She could tell herself that this was an act of mercy, but that would be a lie. This was an act of war. An act of terrorism. It was nothing less than an assassination.
If I do this, Allie told herself, I am no better than Mary. I will have sunk to the worst possible place a person can go. After this moment, I will be a cold-blooded killer and it can never be taken back.
So the question was, did Allie Johnson have the strength to sacrifice all that was left of her innocence if it meant she might save the world?
Tags: innocence war responsibility killing sacrifice
I ask for nothing. / In return I give All. / There is no earning my Love. / No work needed, no effort / Save to listen to what is already heard, / To see what is already seen. / To know what is already known. / Do I seem to ask too little? / Would you give although I ask not? / Then this you can give me and I will accept. / I will take your heart. / You will find it waiting for you / When you return.
Ki LongfellowTags: love poetry heart sacrifice desire need
...no one has ever doubted you would die for those you love ... the question then becomes would you live?
Elizabeth IsaacsTags: inspirational love sacrifice perserverance
Artemis looked at Holly and felt a tremendous affection for her... he could properly appreciate how fierce and beautiful his best friend was...
She is truly magical, thought Artemis. Perhaps her qualities are more obvious to me now that I have decided to sacrifice myself.
Don't hate me forever, Arty," whispered Holly. "I couldn't bear that.
Eoin ColferTags: sacrifice touching artemis holly
How could you...? How?"
"Logically you have no right to be angry. I simply followed your lead."
...He is really going through with it.
"No," She managed.
"There is no other way.
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