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Writing 'Dog Stars' was coming home. My spirit just sang. It's what I wanted to do my whole life.
If we're not enjoying what we've got...and even if we do get 'more,' we won't enjoy that, either.
Every time you tell someone that you are going to fly and they talk about gravity, that is doubt.
We whine about things we have little control over; we lament what we believe ought to be changed.
Gardening has compensations out of all proportion to its goals. It is creation in the pure sense.
I don't want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without original elements.
Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?
The graceful tear that streams for others' Man is the weeping animal born to govern all the rest.
Our thought is the unseen magnet, ever attracting its correspondence in things seen and tangible.
Give your hands to Him for His work, your feet to walk His path, and your ears to hear Him speak.
As the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, so the denial of God is the height of foolishness.
I can’t make the Bible come alive for anyone. The Bible is already alive. It makes me come alive.
It is by virtue of the atonement that God can maintain His justice and yet demonstrate His mercy.
Regeneration is a work of the omnipotent power of God, power that nothing can overcome or resist.
I believe it to be one of the most important discipleship resources we have produced at Ligonier.
The supreme form of cursedness is for the Lord to turn His back on you and bring judgment on you.
The problem is not how to wipe out all differences, but how to unite with all differences intact.
Whatever we treasure for ourselves separates us from others; our possessions are our limitations.
When our universe is in harmony with man, the eternal, we know it as truth, we feel it as beauty.
If you want to know India, study Vivekananda. In him everything is positive and nothing negative.
I'm drawn to people who find themselves on the outside of things. I'm moved by that in real life.
I'm one of those always busy type of people, so when there's a lull, I find something to fill it.
BTW, the roach's name is Max (courtesy of Brianna, "because of I had a puppy, I'd name him Max").
Young people are growing in plain sight, there is no place for them to hide, no cocoon. It’s hard
Unfortunately, what my head wanted and what my heart wanted were two completely different things.
There was just no good way for a dead son to greet his mother almost two weeks after his funeral.
When one's eyes are anointed with the salve of prema, spiritual love then we could see Vrindavan.
Things she knew now, that she hadn't known two hours ago: Park was covered with skin. Everywhere.
We will not be beaten. But we may be shamed and embarrassed on a needlessly long road to victory.
The wall that protects you from rejection also keeps out love and success. Accept your abundance.
A mood can be a dangerous state of mind, because it can crush reason under the weight of feeling.
The profound aspect of technology is that once secrets are revealed, the magic doesn't disappear.
After a few thousand watercolors you will find that you have fallen in love with paper and paint.
Why is it that there is this misconception that dark equals good. That only applies to chocolate.
We need to learn to treat our own brain better - understanding how it works will help us do that.
Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars.
Four times a year withdraw for three to four hours for the purpose of reorienting your life goals
The most colossal display of wise, inspiring, and humorous metaphors ever exhibited in one place.
What a culture we live in, we are swimming in an ocean of information, and drowning in ignorance.
Those willing to trade freedom for certainty are certain to find the cure worse than the ailment.
If people understood that doctors weren't divine, perhaps the odor of malpractice might diminish.
Nah. I’m a consultant, of course. Everyone’s favorite nondescript yet well-paid white-collar job.
Are you sleepwalking?' A voice asked behind me. "I was testing dorm security," I said. "It sucks.
Which is weird. But not the craziest thing I can think of Rose doing.ʺ I appreciated the support.
I didn't understand how. But the toilets had responded to me. I had become one with the plumbing.
Celebrity seems totally at odds with authentic community and honest, real sorts of relationships.
It is a great privilege to be conscious in this universe. Those who understand, shine like stars.
I have always had a sense that we are all pretty much alone in life, particularly in adolescence.
Hide-and-seek, grown-up style. Wanting to hide. Needing to be sought. Confused about being found.
Love and war, it seemed, worked by the same rules. One had to hurry, before the fires flared out.