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“ ...the imagination works not so much through inspiration as through perseverance. One must slog through the false starts, spot the wrong words and hold out for the right ones, and above all, be vigilant about staying on the path of revision, no matter how uncomfortable or even painful the journey might become. ”

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The Christian religion asks us to put our trust not in ideas, and certainly not in ideologies, but in a God Who was vulnerable enough to become human and die, and Who desires to be present to us in our ordinary circumstances.

~ Kathleen Norris

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This is a God who is not identified with the help of a dictionary but through a relationship.

~ Kathleen Norris

Kathleen Norris Faith

I was taught that I had to 'master' subjects. But who can 'master' beauty, or peace, or joy?

~ Kathleen Norris

Kathleen Norris Education Ineffable

Laundry, liturgy and women's work all serve to ground us in the world, and they need not grind us down. Our daily tasks, whether we perceive them as drudgery or essential, life-supporting work, do not define who we are as women or as human beings.

~ Kathleen Norris

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