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“Nature is not primarily functional. It is primarily beautiful. Stop for a moment and let that sink in. We’re so used to evaluating everything (and everyone) by their usefulness that this thought will take a minute or two to begin to dawn on us. Nature is not primarily functional. It is primarily beautiful. Which is to say, beauty is in and of itself a great and glorious good, something we need in large and daily doses.”
Source : John Eldredge, Stasi Eldredge (2011). “Captivating Revised and Updated: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul”, p.26, Thomas Nelson Inc
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“People look around you, the signs are everywhere. You've left it for somebody other than you to be the one who to care.”
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“There remained the sea, which is free to all, and particularly alluring to those who feel themselves at war with humanity.”
Source : Rafael Sabatini (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Rafael Sabatini (Illustrated)”, p.3068, Delphi Classics
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“What’s the likelihood? That the one girl who makes my heart race is the one girl who wants me in return? That the accident of my attraction coincides with the accident of hers?”
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“Literature is always personal, always one man's vision of the world, one man's experience, and it can only be popular when men are ready to welcome the visions of others.”
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“As professional cricketers, we have to ensure that we are battle-ready all the time.”
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“Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but rather men alert enough never to constitute masses.”
Source : Georges Bernanos (1955). “Last essays”
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“No matter what is happening in life or in the world - war, natural disaster, poor health, pain, the death of loved ones - if existence is filled with art, music and literature, life will be fulfilling, a joy.”
