I didn't want to make the typical 'lose weight', 'get better grades',
and 'save money' promises. So I decided that I'd do something
that scares me, learn how to cook more things, memorize Romans 12,
and read all of Donald Miller's books. This week, I finished reading
Miller's newest book, A Million Mile's in a Thousand Years.
Although Blue Like Jazz is still my favorite so far, I really liked this book.
It's an easy read and is written in the same style and form as BLJ.
A couple people approached Miller about making a movie based on BLJ and
A Million Miles documents what he learned as they
worked on the movie's script. He learned a lot about
the form of a story and the importance of conflict
and he applies all that to his life story.
Here are some of my favorite
quotes from the book:
The saddest thing about life is you don’t remember half of it.
You don’t even remember half of half of it.
Not even a tiny percentage, if you want to know the truth.
(Page 3)
Ben was standing with his eyes toward the sky and
letting the snowflakes fall on his face.
He watched the snow as though there were writing
on each flake and he was trying to read.
He watched each flake as if it were the only one,
and they all fell like feathers.
He gave us permission to notice how remarkable it was,
water frozen and falling from the sky.
(Page 16)
Your brain doesn’t stop growing until you turn 26,
so from birth to 26, God is slowly turning the lights on,
and you’re groggy and pointing at things saying circle and blue and car
and then sex and job and health care.
The experience is so slow you could easily come to believe
life isn’t that big of a deal, that life isn’t staggering.
What I’m saying is I think life is staggering and we’re just used to it.
We’re like spoiled children no longer impressed with the gifts we’re given-
it’s just another sunset, just another rainstorm
moving in over the mountain,
just another child being born, just another funeral.
(Page 58)
I felt the way I hope God feels as he writes the world,
sitting over the planets and placing tiny people in tiny wombs.
(Page 59)
The point of life is character transformation.
Life itself may be designed to change us,
so that we evolve from one kind of person to another.
(Page 68)
It’s written in the fabric of our DNA that life used to be beautiful and
now it isn’t, and if only this and if only that, it would be beautiful again.
(Page 202)
There is no conflict man can endure that will not produce a blessing.
It’s hurts now, but I’ll love this memory, I thought to myself.
(Page 188)
It wasn’t necessary to win for the story to be great,
it was only necessary to sacrifice everything.
(Page 231)
If you want to borrow the book from me just let me know.
Also, I heard about this awesome site.
When you go there you can click on the 'Click to Give' button
and it automatically donates money to the cause
and you don't have to give a penny! It's a free way to donate.
There are six tabs across the top; Hunger, Breast Cancer,
Child Health, Literacy, Rain Forest, and Animal Rescue.
Click on each tab and click the button for each.
I'm not really sure how it works, the money must come
from advertisements or something, but it looks real to me.
Have a spectacular day!
always love,
h
"He said to me that I was a tree in a story about a forest, and that it was
arrogant of me to believe any differently. And he told me the story
of the forest is better than the story of the tree."
-donald miller, pg. 198
and 'save money' promises. So I decided that I'd do something
that scares me, learn how to cook more things, memorize Romans 12,
and read all of Donald Miller's books. This week, I finished reading
Miller's newest book, A Million Mile's in a Thousand Years.
Although Blue Like Jazz is still my favorite so far, I really liked this book.
It's an easy read and is written in the same style and form as BLJ.
A couple people approached Miller about making a movie based on BLJ and
A Million Miles documents what he learned as they
worked on the movie's script. He learned a lot about
the form of a story and the importance of conflict
and he applies all that to his life story.
Here are some of my favorite
quotes from the book:
The saddest thing about life is you don’t remember half of it.
You don’t even remember half of half of it.
Not even a tiny percentage, if you want to know the truth.
(Page 3)
Ben was standing with his eyes toward the sky and
letting the snowflakes fall on his face.
He watched the snow as though there were writing
on each flake and he was trying to read.
He watched each flake as if it were the only one,
and they all fell like feathers.
He gave us permission to notice how remarkable it was,
water frozen and falling from the sky.
(Page 16)
Your brain doesn’t stop growing until you turn 26,
so from birth to 26, God is slowly turning the lights on,
and you’re groggy and pointing at things saying circle and blue and car
and then sex and job and health care.
The experience is so slow you could easily come to believe
life isn’t that big of a deal, that life isn’t staggering.
What I’m saying is I think life is staggering and we’re just used to it.
We’re like spoiled children no longer impressed with the gifts we’re given-
it’s just another sunset, just another rainstorm
moving in over the mountain,
just another child being born, just another funeral.
(Page 58)
I felt the way I hope God feels as he writes the world,
sitting over the planets and placing tiny people in tiny wombs.
(Page 59)
The point of life is character transformation.
Life itself may be designed to change us,
so that we evolve from one kind of person to another.
(Page 68)
It’s written in the fabric of our DNA that life used to be beautiful and
now it isn’t, and if only this and if only that, it would be beautiful again.
(Page 202)
There is no conflict man can endure that will not produce a blessing.
It’s hurts now, but I’ll love this memory, I thought to myself.
(Page 188)
It wasn’t necessary to win for the story to be great,
it was only necessary to sacrifice everything.
(Page 231)
If you want to borrow the book from me just let me know.
Also, I heard about this awesome site.
When you go there you can click on the 'Click to Give' button
and it automatically donates money to the cause
and you don't have to give a penny! It's a free way to donate.
There are six tabs across the top; Hunger, Breast Cancer,
Child Health, Literacy, Rain Forest, and Animal Rescue.
Click on each tab and click the button for each.
I'm not really sure how it works, the money must come
from advertisements or something, but it looks real to me.
Have a spectacular day!
always love,
h
"He said to me that I was a tree in a story about a forest, and that it was
arrogant of me to believe any differently. And he told me the story
of the forest is better than the story of the tree."
-donald miller, pg. 198
