“To love is to be marked. To love is to change, to acquire the words of a story, and that is the only celebration we mortals really know. In perfect stillness, frankly, I’ve only found sorrow.”
— Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible
— Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible
Random Acts 10 
I am all for love! But I have to say that perfect stillness is the only place I feel truly happy, personally. 🙂
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Stillness good – though I read her quote to mean stagnant, not good. Thoughts?
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In that case I think stillness is just the wrong word, because true stillness is always a beautiful thing. 🙂
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Ahhhh. Yes.
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wonderful quote! Fabulous book!
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Jen, I agree. Stillness aka stagnant, not good. Sad.
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So true!
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