27 Quotes by Tamera Alexander

May I remind you that I’m paying you, very well” – she raised a brow, appreciating the ease of banter they’d shared since the outset of their association – “to carry my equipment and assist me in my work, not to offer opinions on my decisions.” “Ain’t no extra charge for them, ma’am. They’s free.” She shook her head at his broad smile.

The best way to beat somebody is to show them who you are, and to succeed by doin’ what they say you can’t.

Then you’ll need to teach him again, until he’s learned. Just as I’ve done with you boys. That’s what God does with us, after all. Puts us out into the world where the only real boundary is that of His love. His love either compels us, or restrains us. There is nothing stronger, Danny.

Just as hundreds of brushstrokes comprised a finished canvas, people were made up of a lifetime of experiences, both good and bad. And without knowing what someone had endured, it was impossible to truly know them – and accept them – for who they were.

Joy, joy forever, my task is done. The gates are passed, and heaven is won.

And she found the weight of grief at missing him eased somewhat by dwelling on what a blessing he’d been and how much poorer her life would be if she’d never known him.

How easy it was to slip back into the comfort of one’s own life, even into one’s own worries and fears, and to unintentionally forget. Tears rose to her eyes. Her throat tightened. Oh, Lord. forgive me... Help me to be more grateful.

When the lungs finally empty of air and begin to fill with the sweetness of heaven’s breath, one will realize in that instant that thought they have existed before, only in that moment will they truly have begun to live.

Thoughts of the future and what it might hold threatened to crowd out her happiness, but she quickly reined in her thoughts and her fears. The good-byes here are only temporary. Someday there will be only together forevers.