"We fly, but we have not 'conquered' the air. Nature presides in all her dignity, permitting us the study and the use of such of her forces as we may understand. It is when we presume to intimacy, having been granted only tolerance, that the harsh stick fall across our impudent knuckles and we rub the pain, staring upward, startled by our ignorance."

-- Beryl Markham

#Nature Quotes #Pain Quotes #Fall Quotes

“Stern Winter loves a dirge-like sound.”
“What you invest your time in defines who you are.”
“Please don't miss me too much. Please don't be too sad. Find someone else to love, because you have much love to give and it's a gift that shouldn't be wasted. You , Jesse, were the rose that made my life sweet.I will wait for you in heaven.”

Source : Lurlene McDaniel (2009). “A Rose for Melinda”, p.200, Laurel Leaf
“I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious.”
“Wars might come and go, but the seven o'clock news lives forever.”
“...that all may bow to the scepter of our Lord Jesus Christ and that the whole Earth may be filled with his glory.”
“The most used program in computers and education is PowerPoint. What are you learning about the nature of the medium by knowing how do to a great PowerPoint presentation? Nothing. It certainly doesnt teach you how to think critically about living in a culture of simulation.”
“The novel doesn't come into existence until certain methods of reproducing fiction come along.”

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