Every man carries a wound. I have never met a man without one. No matter how good your life may have seemed to you, you live in a broken world full of broken people.
JOHN ELDREDGEWe don’t see clearly because we don’t see with the eyes of our heart.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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The meaning of our lives is revealed through experiences that at first seem at odds with each other–moments we wish would never end and moments we wish had never begun.
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My heart matters to God. My heart has always mattered to him.
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We think you’ll find that every woman in her heart of hearts longs for three things: to be romanced, to play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, and to unveil beauty. That’s what makes a woman come alive.
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The true story of every person in this world is not the story you see, the external story. The true story of each person is the journey of his or her heart.
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Eternal life is not primarily duration but quality of life, “life to the limit.
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To be in theater you have to be a kind of psychologist, for you’re always trying to understand character and motives.
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But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed.
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Adventure, with all its requisite danger and wildness, is a deeply spiritual longing written into the soul of man.
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She is the crescendo, the final, astonishing work of God. Woman. In one last flourish creation comes to a finish with Eve. She is the Master’s finishing touch.
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I wasn’t mean; I wasn’t evil. I was nice. And let me tell you, a hesitant man is the last thing in the world a woman needs. She needs a lover and a warrior, not a Really Nice Guy.
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For after years of living in a cage, a lion no longer even believes it is a lion, and a man no longer believes he is a man.
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Christianity has basically communicated to men that the reason God put you on this Earth is to be a good boy. Mind your manners, be a nice guy. That’s soul killing!
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A true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.
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Desire, both the whispers and the shouts, is the map we have been given to find the only life worth living.
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Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.
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