"The human soul doesn't want to be fixed, it simply wants to be seen and heard. The soul is like a wild animal - tough, resilient and shy. When we go crashing through the woods shouting for it to come out so we can help it, the soul will stay in hiding. But if we are willing to sit quietly and wait for a while, the soul may show itself."

-- Parker J. Palmer

#Animal Quotes #Waiting Quotes #Soul Quotes

“Willow nestled against him. He smoothed her long hair down the back of her T-shirt, feeling its softness. In a few moments she fell asleep again, her breathing warm and regular against his chest. Alex kissed her head, his arms tightening around her. As he drifted back to sleep himself, he saw a brief flash of the thousands of angels streaming in, but right then it seemed distant, almost unimportant. The only thing that mattered was that he was lying in a bed holding Willow, their bare legs entwined. It was all he wanted to do for the rest of his life.”
“Knowledge is the reward of action. For it is by doing things that one becomes transformed. Executing a symbolical gesture, actually living through, to the very limit, a particular role, one comes to realize the truth inherent in the role. Suffering its consequences, one fathoms and exhausts its contents.”

Source : Heinrich Zimmer (2013). “Philosophies of India”, p.533, Routledge
“That is why, with optimism instead of fear, all those who want to see Puerto Rico's status resolved should seek the truth about each option, including the upside and the downside of each.”
“Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.”

Source : Charles Lamb (1845). “The Essays of Elia: First Series. [Second Series.]”, p.45
“I have one aim only: to impart a fraction of the meaning of the word now.”
“Poetry is the breath and finer spirit of all knowledge; it is the impassioned expression which is in the countenance of all Science”
“We seldom enjoy leisure we haven't earned.”
“If you don't ever stop singing, your voice stays in shape. It's like the marathon runner. You've got to run, run, run to stay in shape.”

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