"The delight that consumes the desire, The desire that outruns the delight."

-- Algernon Charles Swinburne

#Desire Quotes #Delight Quotes

“There's more truth about a camp than a house. Planning laws need not worry the improvising builder because temporary structures are more beautiful anyway, and you don't need permission for them. There's more truth about a camp because that is the position we are in. The house represents what we ourselves would like to be on earth: permanent, rooted, here for eternity. But a camp represents the true reality of things: we're just passing through.”

Source : "Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees".
“Honesty is something you can't wear out.”
“I always say if God didn't allow any bad things to happen, we would already be in heaven. And we are not there. That's where trust and faith comes in. You just say, "Lord, I don't understand it. But one thing I do know is that you understand it and that you are in control and I trust you."”
“It won't be easy, that is why I have always failed where others have succeeded.”

Source : "Fictional character: Inspector Clouseau". "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", 1976.
“Miracles happen to those who believe in them.”
“What happens when corn and wheat prices rise is that we see real increases in malnutrition and under-nutrition. And when children are malnourished, their brain development actually slows down and is affected. So this is not just a short-term impact.”

Source : "World Bank Issues Alarming Climate Report". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. December 7, 2012.
“Sunshine cannot bleach the snow, Nor time unmake what poets know”
“I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice. Not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God. I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.”

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