18. Mansfield Park, Part V

Join Shanna and Janice in conversation and laughter as they discuss the books they’re reading, rescue stories in the Bible, and continue their discussion of Mansfield Park.

Commonplace Quotes

Feelings come and feelings go, And feelings are deceiving; My warrant is the Word of God – Naught else is worth believing. Though all my heart should feel condemned For want of some sweet token, There is One greater than my heart Whose Word cannot be broken. I’ll trust in God’s unchanging Word ‘Til soul and body sever, For, though all things shall pass away, His Word shall stand forever! ~ Martin Luther

There’s one thing you may be sure of, Pip,” said Joe, after some rumination, “namely, that lies is lies. However they come, they didn’t ought to come, and they come from the father of lies, and work round to the same. Don’t you tell no more of ‘em, Pip. That ain’t the way to get out of being common, old chap.”

Lookee here, Pip, at what is said to you by a true friend. Which this to you the true friend say. If you can’t get to be oncommon through going straight, you’ll never get to do it through going crooked. So don’t tell no more on ‘em, Pip, and live well and die happy.”

~ Charles Dickens

Books Mentioned

Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth GaskellThe Bible

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