“If God made all our faces, did he laugh when he made me?Does he make the legs that cannot walk and eyes that cannot see?Does he curl the hair upon my head 'til it rebels in wild defiance?Does he close the ears of a deaf man to make him more reliant?Is the way I look a coincidence or just a twist of fate?If he made me this way, is it okay, to blame him for the things I hate?For the flaws that seem to worsen every time I see a mirror,For the ugliness I see in me, for the loathing and the fear.Does he sculpt us for his pleasure, for a reason I can't see?If God makes all our faces, did he laugh when he made me?”
―
Amy Harmon,
Making Faces
“Everybody is a main character to someone...” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“True beauty, the kind that doesn't fade or wash off, takes time. It takes incredible endurance. It is the slow drip that creates the stalactite, the shaking of the Earth that creates mountains, the constant pounding of the waves that breaks up the rocks and smooths the rough edges. And from the violence, the furor, the raging of the winds, the roaring of the waters, something better emerges, something that would have otherwise never existed.And so we endure. We have faith that there is purpose. We hope for things we can't see. We believe there are lessons in loss, power in love, and that we have within us the potential for a beauty so magnificent, our bodies can't contain it.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“I wrote your name across my heartSo I would not forget.The way I felt when you were bornBefore we'd even met I wrote your name across my heartSo your heart beats with mineAnd when I miss you most I traceEach loop and every line I wrote your name across my heart,So we could be togetherSo I could hold you close to meAnd keep you there forever.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“Books allow you to be whoever you want to be, to escape yourself for a while.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“You loved ferris wheels more than roller coasters because life shouldn’t be lived at full speed, but in anticipation and appreciation.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you happy, and when you get tired of looking at me, I promise I’ll sing.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“Death is easy. Living is the hard part.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“I would rather be lost with you than alone without you.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“Victory is in the battle.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“It's hard to come to terms with the fact that you aren't going to be loved the way you want to be loved.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“Sometimes a beautiful face is false advertising.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“There isn't heartache if there hasn't been joy. I wouldn't feel loss if there hadn't been love.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“I've been in love with you since you helped me bury that spider in my garden, and you sang with me like we were singing “Amazing Grace” instead of “The Itsy, Bitsy Spider.” I've loved you since you quoted Hamlet like you understood him, since you said you loved ferris wheels more than roller coasters because life shouldn't be lived at full speed, but in anticipation and appreciation. I read and re-read your letters to Rita because I felt like you'd opened up a little window into your soul, and the light was pouring out with every word. They weren't even for me, but it didn't matter. I loved every word, every thought, and I loved you . . . so much.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“There are times when you just need to acknowledge the shit … You just need to acknowledge it. Face the shit … Accept the truth in it. Own it, wallow in it, become one with the shit.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“I keep wishing you had had a better life...a different life. But a different life would have made you a different Blue." He looked at me then. "And that would be the biggest tragedy of all.” ― Amy Harmon, A Different Blue
“I don't think we get answers to every question. We don't get all the whys. But I think when we look back to the end of our lives, if we do the best we can, and we will see that the things we begged God to take from us, the things we cursed him for, the things that made us turn our backs on him, are the things that were the biggest blessings, the biggest opportunities for growth.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“Nobody or Nowhere? Fern: I'd rather be nobody at home than somebody somewhere else.Ambrose: I'd rather be nowhere. Being nobody when you're expected to be somebody gets old.Fern: How would you know? Have you been nobody?Ambrose: Everybody who is somebody becomes nobody the moment they fail.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“Someone told me once that to create true art you must be willing to bleed and let others watch.” ― Amy Harmon, A Different Blue
“Everybody is a main character to someone...” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“True beauty, the kind that doesn't fade or wash off, takes time. It takes incredible endurance. It is the slow drip that creates the stalactite, the shaking of the Earth that creates mountains, the constant pounding of the waves that breaks up the rocks and smooths the rough edges. And from the violence, the furor, the raging of the winds, the roaring of the waters, something better emerges, something that would have otherwise never existed.And so we endure. We have faith that there is purpose. We hope for things we can't see. We believe there are lessons in loss, power in love, and that we have within us the potential for a beauty so magnificent, our bodies can't contain it.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“I wrote your name across my heartSo I would not forget.The way I felt when you were bornBefore we'd even met I wrote your name across my heartSo your heart beats with mineAnd when I miss you most I traceEach loop and every line I wrote your name across my heart,So we could be togetherSo I could hold you close to meAnd keep you there forever.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“Books allow you to be whoever you want to be, to escape yourself for a while.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“You loved ferris wheels more than roller coasters because life shouldn’t be lived at full speed, but in anticipation and appreciation.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you happy, and when you get tired of looking at me, I promise I’ll sing.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“Death is easy. Living is the hard part.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“I would rather be lost with you than alone without you.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“Victory is in the battle.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“It's hard to come to terms with the fact that you aren't going to be loved the way you want to be loved.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“Sometimes a beautiful face is false advertising.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“There isn't heartache if there hasn't been joy. I wouldn't feel loss if there hadn't been love.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“I've been in love with you since you helped me bury that spider in my garden, and you sang with me like we were singing “Amazing Grace” instead of “The Itsy, Bitsy Spider.” I've loved you since you quoted Hamlet like you understood him, since you said you loved ferris wheels more than roller coasters because life shouldn't be lived at full speed, but in anticipation and appreciation. I read and re-read your letters to Rita because I felt like you'd opened up a little window into your soul, and the light was pouring out with every word. They weren't even for me, but it didn't matter. I loved every word, every thought, and I loved you . . . so much.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“There are times when you just need to acknowledge the shit … You just need to acknowledge it. Face the shit … Accept the truth in it. Own it, wallow in it, become one with the shit.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“I keep wishing you had had a better life...a different life. But a different life would have made you a different Blue." He looked at me then. "And that would be the biggest tragedy of all.” ― Amy Harmon, A Different Blue
“I don't think we get answers to every question. We don't get all the whys. But I think when we look back to the end of our lives, if we do the best we can, and we will see that the things we begged God to take from us, the things we cursed him for, the things that made us turn our backs on him, are the things that were the biggest blessings, the biggest opportunities for growth.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“Nobody or Nowhere? Fern: I'd rather be nobody at home than somebody somewhere else.Ambrose: I'd rather be nowhere. Being nobody when you're expected to be somebody gets old.Fern: How would you know? Have you been nobody?Ambrose: Everybody who is somebody becomes nobody the moment they fail.” ― Amy Harmon, Making Faces
“Someone told me once that to create true art you must be willing to bleed and let others watch.” ― Amy Harmon, A Different Blue
