Quotes from Tess Uriza Holthe

Be glad that you have your health. Do not always be so concerned with money," my father said.

Domingo, your family needs you. Let me explain why I feel strongly that you must stay with them. I had a family once too that loved me. But I made a mistake. I was lured away by other things. When I realized they were what mattered, it was already too late.

I am not afraid of ghosts. My mother said they can't hurt you. Only the living can.

you should rejoice in what you do have.

We must rely on God. We must ask Him to make us strong, unafraid. To give us the strength to band together, to defeat these devils." She makes the sign of the cross. "God will guide us through this.

Do not try to force yourself back into this old life. It is like trying to fit into a pair of old trousers once you have grown taller. It no longer suits you. It never will again. It is best to admit this, lest you force the fit and look ridiculous. Better for the pants, better for you, better for all who would see you wear them.

Remember the woman at Sodom and Gomorrah whose husband told her not to look back, as the angel of God had instructed? And what did she do? She looked back one last time, and turned to a pillar of salt.

I had decided the best way to breach our distance was to forget the past and start new.

When you begin to think of returning to your old life, flee, flee to the opposite direction. Or it will be very bad for all concerned. For then you will be divided, and then you will be of no use to anyone.

Do not let your anger misguide you, my friend.

I did not attend her anniversary gathering. I knew it would not bring her back. I didn't want to remember anymore. It was too painful. The

When they were children, Mama's elder sister had been dubbed the smart one and Mama the beautiful one. This was how my grandmother had raised them. As if a woman could not be both beautiful and smart.

only later, when we had wasted so much time, was I able to see that I had thrown away my chances at happiness. So I have learned to let go of anger, to never let it wrap its talons around me again.

Our experiences are different, yet they could have the same ending. Only you are young yet, you still have a choice. Do not hold this bitterness to you. Crush it and let it fly away. Both of you, start anew, leave the bitterness behind." When

Yet I see that she means for me to understand about choosing to truly live or choosing to stay alive when you have died inside.

You cannot have both. Riches and purity do not match. Humility hates pride." He paced in a circle. "You have been warned.

my mother fished for compliments this way, saying something negative so that someone would raise her up by contradicting her with just the opposite.

do not confuse what you hope to accomplish with your personal anger. It will only muddy things.

She wants to study medicine, good for her. But why cause so much trouble for herself, trying to be a doctor? Be a nurse instead. This is more acceptable. For a woman to become a doctor is like climbing a ladder full of people on top, fighting to kick you back down. If she becomes a teacher, or even a nun, the door is open, wide open. They will take her with big arms and happy faces." Mama shakes her head.

Isabelle has hungry eyes. She is never happy with her situation. I tell her, 'Think about others worse off than you. At least you have a family, at least there is a roof over your head.' And do you know what she said to me? 'Why should I be content with what I have? What is wrong with reaching higher, wanting more?' Ã¢â'¬Â "Ah, but that is the way of the young nowadays.

That evening when my destiny changed is a tattoo needled into my soul. I shall never forget it.

Think about others worse off than you. At least you have a family, at least there is a roof over your head.' And do you know what she said to me? 'Why should I be content with what I have? What is wrong with reaching higher

Her father spoils her with ideas. He encourages her to climb high, reach for the heavens. But who is there to catch her when she falls? Me. Who has to explain to her that not as many doors are open as she would like to think? Me. So what do I get in repayment? I am the bad person. The one standing in her way. Have you ever seen a daughter who hated her mother so

Tears must not fall on dead. Otherwise spirit not able to rest. Janna will be bound to earth by tears, and spirit will return again and again to owner of tears, until matter is resolved.