"Passions are like storms which, full of present mischief, serve to purify the atmosphere."

-- Andrew Michael Ramsay

#Passion Quotes #Atmosphere Quotes #Storm Quotes

“For the first week of the Sian events I was a first aid worker in the streets of Sian.”
“Edgar found a way to get the ball where nobody was standing,”
“Distances and days existed in themselves then; they all had a story. They were not barriers. If a person wanted to get to the moon, there is a way; it all depended on whether you knew the directions... on whether you knew the story of how others before you had gone. He had believed in the stories for a long time, until the teachers at Indian school taught him not to believe in that kind of "nonsense". But they had been wrong.”

Source : "Ceremony". Book by Leslie Marmon Silko, 1977.
“Every object, every being...is a jar full of delight.”
“LIFE, n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. We live in daily apprehension of its loss; yet when lost it is not missed.”
“As Jack began to climb the stairs, Fiona looked up at her new home. Five stories of stately mansion rose above her head. Heavy molding around the large windows and doors bespoke a quality and craftsmanship that was obvious even in the dim night. â€œGood God! Itâ€™s massive!â€ Jack paused with his foot on the last step. â€œI do wish youâ€™d keep those comments until we are in bed, love. I would appreciate them all the more there.”
“I had a dream that I was awake and I woke up to find myself asleep.”
“You don't have to be doing vocal acrobatics or singing all over the scale to have soul.”

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