“I came to think that maybe God was what you believed in because you needed to feel you weren’t alone. Maybe God was simply that part of yourself that was always there and always strong, even when you were not.”

— Augusten Burroughs , book A Wolf at the Table

Source: A Wolf at the Table

Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "I came to think that maybe God was what you believed in because you needed to feel you weren’t alone. Maybe God was sim…" by Augusten Burroughs?

Augusten Burroughs 81

American writer 1965

Related quotes

“I always say: I believe in Judaism more than I believe in god. [Interviewer: What do you mean by that? ] Belief is maybe a very strong word. I’d say I relate to Judaism more.”

Abby Stein (1991) Trans activist, speaker, and educator

2015

“If you don't have something you think you need, maybe it's because God wants you to see something you've never seen.”

Craig Groeschel (1967) American priest

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

“Maybe I didn't always know what I was missing, but it was you. Always you.”

Maya Banks (1964) Author

Source: Rush

“Maybe, sometimes, it's easier to be mad at the people you trust because you know they'll always love you, no matter what.”

Ann Brashares The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Source: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

“Think often on God, by day, by night, in your business and even in your diversions. He is always near you and with you; leave him not alone.”

Brother Lawrence (1614–1691) French Christian monk

“Maybe-- maybe love makes you suspicious and doubting. Is it true that when you love a woman you are never sure-- never sure of her because you aren't sure of yourself?”

John Steinbeck book East of Eden

Source: East of Eden (1952)
Context: Maybe that's the reason," Adam said slowly, feeling his way. "Maybe if I had loved him I would have been jealous of him. You were. Maybe-maybe love makes you suspicious and doubting. Is it true that when you love a woman you are never sure-never sure of her because you aren't sure of yourself? I can see it pretty clearly. I can see how you loved him and what it did to you. I did not love him. Maybe he loved me. He tested me and hurt me and punished me and finally he sent me out like a sacrifice, maybe to make up for something. But he did not love you, and so he had faith in you. Maybe — why, maybe it's a kind of reverse.