You contemplate and you
You contemplate and you wander without any worries, between heaven and earth, in your own private world, and in this way you acquire supreme freedom. Gao Xingjian
Earth
To me, poetry is
To me, poetry is somebody standing up, so to speak, and saying, with as little concealment as possible, what it is for him or her to be on earth at this moment Galway Kinnell
We live a short
We live a short enough time on this earth. A man should do what he loves. Gail Tsukiyama
Goodness gracious me,” exclaimed
Goodness gracious me,” exclaimed Alexia, “what are you wearing? It looks like the unfortunate progeny of an illicit union between a pair of binoculars and some opera glasses. What on earth are they called, binocticals, spectaculars?” The earl snorted his amusement and then tried to pretend he hadn’t. “How about glassicals?” he suggested, apparently unable … Read more
One knows less about
One knows less about one’s own destiny than about anything else on earth. Gabrielle Roy
There’s the tree with
There’s the tree with the branches that everyone sees, and then there’s the upside-down root tree, growing the opposite way. So Earth is the branches, growing in opposing but perfect symmetry. The branches don’t think much about the roots, and maybe the roots don’t think much about the branches, but all the time, they’re connected … Read more
A life isn’t measured
A life isn’t measured in hours or minutes. Its the quality not the length. All things considered I’ve been luckier than most. Almost sixteen years on Earth, and I’ve already had eight good ones here. I expect to have eight more before all’s good said and done. Nearly thirty-two years total, and that’s not too … Read more
Death is a state
Death is a state of mind—many people on Earth spend their entire lives dead. Gabrielle Zevin
Until now I have
Until now I have never really lived! Life on earth is a creeping, crawling business. It is in the air that one feels the glory of being a man and of conquering the elements. There is an exquisite smoothness of motion and the joy of gliding through space. It is wonderful! Gabriele d’Annunzio
The work of the
The work of the Spirit is the bringing to be of the vision of God….the capacitating of persons to ‘see visions’ and ‘dream dreams’. …. The birth of the Church is the beginning of the End. ….. The Kingdom of God as the miracle of ocular newness when ‘the blind see’ makes its impact on … Read more