Jesus, who comes across in the Gospels as extraordinarily strong, begged in the garden, with drops of sweat like blood running down his face, that he might be spared the terrible cup ahead of him, the betrayal and abandonment by his friends, death on the cross. Because Jesus cried out in anguish, we may too. But our fear is less frequent and infinitely less if we are close to the Creator. Jesus, having cried out, then let his fear go, and moved on.
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MADELEINE ALBRIGHT I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of pe... MADELEINE PEYROUX Second records aren't usually very good. Even Bob Dylan's was a bit disappointing. MADELEINE PEYROUX I was just learning to play guitar when Tracy Chapman came out. She wrote these songs, she played th... MADELEINE PEYROUX I'm very conscious of developing my singing, technically and stylistically. I want it to become ... MADELEINE PEYROUX Seeing how those companies operate, it didn't amount to a massive vote of confidence in their ar... MADELEINE PEYROUX I love playing to people and seeing them react. MADELEINE PEYROUX I was very lucky. Things happened, both bad and good, but I never got into real, deep trouble. But i... MADELEINE PEYROUX My father's record collection was full of New Orleans music of all kinds. I used to listen to th... MADELEINE PEYROUX Once I was in the city, I really enjoyed it. Just to experience things. There was so much new stuff. MADELEINE PEYROUX My father had a varied ear, from Hank Williams to Ravel. MADELEINE PEYROUX Jazz really does try to include everything. It's always been popular music. But the wonderful th... MADELEINE PEYROUX I've always loved singing. I find it exhilarating. MADELEINE PEYROUX I listened to Billie Holiday a lot in order to learn to sing. She remains one of the extraordinary j... MADELEINE PEYROUX I had my guitar and some talent so that I could make friends with intelligent people and could talk ... MADELEINE PEYROUX You have to let it all hang out, let go of the ideas that were more comfortable and embrace some of ... MADELEINE PEYROUX No matter where we come from or where we're going, we've all got memories to contend with, a... MADELEINE PEYROUX It's wonderful to work with someone with mentor status. MADELEINE PEYROUX A book comes and says, 'Write me.' My job is to try to serve it to the best of my ability, w... MADELEINE L'ENGLE With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that the books have a life of their own, qu... MADELEINE L'ENGLE That's the way things come clear. All of a sudden. And then you realize how obvious they've ... MADELEINE L'ENGLE Because you're not what I would have you be, I blind myself to who, in truth, you are. MADELEINE L'ENGLE Conversion for me was not a Damascus Road experience. I slowly moved into an intellectual acceptance... MADELEINE L'ENGLE You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown... MADELEINE L'ENGLE It is the ability to choose which makes us human. MADELEINE L'ENGLE Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it. MADELEINE L'ENGLE In the evening of life we shall be judged on love, and not one of us is going to come off very well,... MADELEINE L'ENGLE