We are all mistaken sometimes; sometimes we do wrong things, things that have bad consequences. But it does not mean we are evil, or that we cannot be trusted ever afterward. Alison Croggon More Quotes by Alison Croggon More Quotes From Alison Croggon You have a great heart, but will only find it to be so through great pain. This is the wisdom of love, and its doubtful gift. . . . I have endured much suffering and still remain unbitter and unclosed. Alison Croggon pain suffering heart At these times, the things that troubled her seemed far away and unimportant: all that mattered was the hum of the bees and the chirp of birdsong, the way the sun gleamed on the edge of a blue wildflower, the distant bleat and clink of grazing goats. Alison Croggon goats summer blue The only good thing about being frightened half to death, she thought, is that it makes me forget all about being seasick. Alison Croggon optimistic half forget It is far better to put away fear than to be driven by it. Alison Croggon driven Light blooms the brighter in the darkest places. Alison Croggon brighter light And all meet in singing, which braids together the different knowings into a wide and subtle music, the music of living. Alison Croggon singing knowing together Drunk with beauty, I tore down Armfuls of blossoms. How desolate the marred sky! Alison Croggon desolate drunk sky It is only the darkness in our own hearts that will defeat us, in the end. Alison Croggon defeat darkness heart Many forgotten things live still in children's tales. Alison Croggon forgotten-things tales children Not even I can see all ends, but I have been in this world long enough to know that a choice is not choice and breeds slow ills, even were it done for the highest reasons. Alison Croggon choices done long Your future is uncertain, and I can tell you nothing that can help you. You are singular and dangerous, and so it is that you are sought by both the Dark and the Light. Alison Croggon light dark helping There is no shame in loving: it is the sign of a generous heart, and pain the price of an open soul. Alison Croggon pain soul heart There is a great force in renunciation of power that those who are blinded by the lust for domination cannot understand because those who truly love do not desire power. Alison Croggon force lust desire Joy bubbles on a fountain of doubt. Alison Croggon fountain doubt joy There come a few times in a person's life where there is a clear choice," Cadvan said. "The difference between one person and another is how they meet that choice. Alison Croggon differences choices said