for which of you, by worrying, can add even a single hour to his life? New Testament
J. R. R. Tolkien
“But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass; a new day will come, and when the sun shines, it will shine out the clearer.” The Fellowship of the Ring
Robert Frost
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. The Road Less Traveled
Langston Hughes
I've known rivers: Ancient, dusky rivers. My soul has grown deep like the rivers. The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Nina Simone
I wish I could be like a bird in the sky how sweet it would be if I found I could fly— I'd soar to the sun and look down at the sea; Then I'd sing 'cause I know how it feels to be free! I Wish I Knew (How it Feels to be Free)
Abdulrazak Gurnah
I used to love the big rains with a dread I could not explain even to myself; the ancient light, the water logged land about to slide off the edge of the world, the croaking of beasts in the shadows. Gravel Heart
C.S. Lewis
Someday, you will be old enough to read fairytales again. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
Edward Said
It seems a common human failing to prefer the schematic authority of the text, to the distortion of direct encounter with the human. Orientalism
Zeami Motokiyo
"to watch the sun sink below the flower-clad hill. to wander into the forest, without thought of return. to stand upon the shore and gaze after a boat that disappears behind the distant islands. to contemplate the flight of the wild geese, seen and lost among the clouds." Yugen
Whitney Houston
I hope life treats you kind. "I Will Always Love You"
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