"The war tried to kill us in the spring. As grass greened the plains of Nineveh and the weather warmed, we patrolled the low-slung hills beyond the cities and towns. We moved over them and through the tall grass on faith, kneading paths into the windswept growth like pioneers. While we slept, the war rubbed its thousand ribs against the ground in prayer."

-- Kevin Powers

#Prayer Quotes #Spring Quotes #War Quotes

“The Brazilians were South American, and the Ukranians will be more European.”
“Defeat may serve as well as victory To shake the soul and let the glory out. When the great oak is straining in the wind, The boughs drink in new beauty and the trunk Sends down a deeper root on the windward side. Only the soul that knows the mighty grief Can know the mighty rapture, Sorrows come To stretch out spaces in the heart for joy.”
“I am concerned about the whole man. I am concerned about what the people, using their government as an instrument and a tool, can do toward building the whole man, which will mean a better society and a better world.”
“The world is slowly evolving into a place where the things that we have seen as being taboo are starting to open up a bit more.”
“What can we expect from nations still less advanced in civilization than the Greeks?”

Source : Jean Baptiste Say (1827). “A treatise on political economy: or, The production, distribution and consumption of wealth”, p.31
“Relationships are possible, but are definitely not a road paved with roses.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“You've learned that every good lie is threaded with truth and every accepted truth leaks lies.”
“I was almost kind of trapped by my own success into only doing rock.”

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