How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
'And whatever it is that keeps widening your heart, that's Mary, too, not only the power inside you but the love. And when you get down to it, Lily, that's the only purpose grand enough for a human life. Not just to love—but to persist in love.'
She paused. Bees drummed their sound into the air. August removed her hands from the pile on my chest, but I left mine there.
'This Mary I'm talking about sits in your heart all day long, saying, 'Lily, you are my everlasting home. Don't you ever be afraid. I am enough. We are enough' (14.105-107).
August now goes even further with her thoughts about Our Lady, asserting that this "thing" inside Lily that OL represents is not just about power, but also love. So, it seems that, for August, spirituality, love, and power are all threads in the same fabric. Also, didya notice that there are bees buzzing around the ladies as they talk? Maybe that's a hint that nature is included in this fabric as well . . .