"We are part of a mystery, a splendid mystery within which we must attempt to orient ourselves if we are to have a sense of our own nature."

-- Marilynne Robinson

#Mystery Quotes #Splendid Quotes

“Surfing is very special and unique. It's really hard to explain unless you've tried it. It's being out in the ocean in the sun, the water on your skin, and the adrenalin rush when you catch a wave. You have to be creative so it's like an art form in a way.”
“Led Zeppelin was a very sensitive and beautiful animal beast.”
“Already this war on gangs in California is taking money from universities to build prisons, and the universities have some clout.”
“Her hair gives dawn it's fire, her eyes give dusk her soul" He knew how to use his voice to melt a girl's heart, to make a girl want to believe. I steeled myself against the seductive words. "Excuse me?" "It's a line of poetry describing a beautiful girl, one who doesn't seem to know it.”
“The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is the demand for their real happiness. To call on them to give up their illusions about their condition is to call on them to give up a condition that requires illusions. The criticism of religion is, therefore, in embryo, the criticism of that vale of tears of which religion is the halo.”
“An honest man is in Hell when he is in debt.”

Source : J. Golden Kimball (2008). “J. Golden Kimball: His Sermons”, p.273, Latter-day Publishing
“No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid.”
“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.”

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