“Be grateful for everything. The good, the bad, the ugly. Our entire life is a precious gift. It’s all part of our path.”— Dawn Gluskin Related Quotes “It may be that we have lost our ability to hold a blazing coal, to move unfettered through time, to walk on water, because we have been taught that such things have to be earned; we should deserve them; we must be qualified. We are suspicious of grace. We are afraid of the very lavishness of the gift. But a child rejoices in presents!”— Madeleine L’Engle “Expecting gratitude for a gift is… unseemly.”— Jack Caldwell “I thought… I thought you might…” “Help you? By my grove, I am helping you. You’re not starving anymore, are you? <…> You had a dry night’s sleep, too, and you’re no longer coughing your liver and lights out. Some might count those as mighty gifts indeed.”— Tad Williams