"I understand that, each time we contemplate with desire and devotion the Host in which is hidden Christ's Eucharistic Body, we increase our merits in heaven and secure special joys to be ours later in the beatific vision of God"

-- Gertrude the Great

#Joy Quotes #Heaven Quotes #Vision Quotes

“The first novel that I wrote was because I was having very interesting sorts of experiences, for Indians of my generation.”

Source : Source: www.edgemagazine.net
“When God gives a promise, He always tries our faith. Just as the roots of trees take firmer hold when they are contending with the wind, so faith takes a firmer hold when it struggles with adverse appearances.”
“It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder.”

Source : Joseph Wood Krutch (1971). “The Voice of the Desert, a Naturalist's Interpretation.”, William Morrow & Co
“A knowledge of general literature is one of the evidences of an enlightened mind; and to give an apt quotation at a fitting time, proves that the mind is stored with sentential lore that can always be used to great advantage by its possessor.”
“A week passes but it feels as if he's never been anywhere else. It's one of the things war does to you. Everything you see works to replace moments and people from your life before, until you can't remember why any of it mattered. It doesn't help if you're a soldier. The effect is the same.”
“I always had the fear of being separated and abandoned. The sewing is my attempt to keepÂ things together and make things whole.”

Source : Louise Bourgeois, Gerald Matt, Peter Weiermair (2005). “Louise Bourgeois: Aller-Retour : Zeichnungen und Skulpturen”, Verlag Fur Moderne Kunst
“After wrestling with myself for six months, I began medical treatment. During that time I started a band with some friends of mine called Jack's Car, but that didn't last.”
“A family is created throughout the process, and it's always difficult when you lose someone.”

Source : Source: collider.com

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