All change brings bad things and good things to replace the bad and good things that were before. It is natural to look back and say it was better beforeโbut that does not make it true. Different is not worse. It is just different.
Patricia BriggsShe sees ghosts,โ said Samuel, impatient with my whining. I see dead people,โ I deadpanned back. Oddly, it was Uncle Mike who laughed. I hadnโt thought heโd be a moviegoer.
Patricia BriggsReluctantly, I pulled out my necklace and showed it to them. Samuel frowned. The little figure was stylized; I suppose he couldn't tell what it was at first. A dog?" asked Zee, staring at my necklace. A lamb," I said defensively, tucking it safely back under my shirt. "Because one of Christ's names is "The Lamb of God."" Samuel's shoulders shook slightly. "I can see it now, Mercy holding a roomful of vampire at bay with her glowing sheep." I gave his shoulder a hard push, aware of the heat climbing to my cheeks, but it didn't help. He sang in a soft taunting voice, "Mercy had a little lamb.
Patricia Briggs