"As I hold the flower in my hand and think of trying to describe it, I realize how poor a creature I am, how impotent are words in the presence of such perfection."

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Source : Celia Thaxter (2008). “An Island Garden”, p.76, Applewood Books

Celia Thaxter

#Flower Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Hands Quotes

“Religion does a lot of good, especially the loving kind, like at Grace Church. I know people who went to a more liberal kind of Christianity and were happy with that. The problem is, for me, there was a process involved in moving from Pentecostalism to a more liberal theology, like Grace Church. What makes me different is that process didn't stop, and it took me all the way. In the end, I couldn't help feeling that all religion, even the most loving kind, is just a speed bump in the progress of the human race.”
“You're not the first Elite Ops agent to fall in love and you won't be the last," Ian informed him (Nik). "I've watched four of you fall so far, and I'll be here to watch your commander go down fighting as well. Protecting your woman isn't your problem; it's protecting your heart.”
“A reader is entitled to believe what he or she believes is consonant with the facts of the book. It is not unusual that readers take away something that is spiritually at variance from what I myself experienced. That's not to say readers make up the book they want. We all have to agree on the facts. But readers bring their histories and all sets of longings. A book will pluck the strings of those longings differently among different readers.”
“I think the War on Terror is really absurd, especially coming from a country that is founded on terrorism.”
“I put myself into character for my songs.”
“There are grave difficulties on every hand, and more are looming ahead. Therefore, we must go forward.”
“I rarely think about myself that much. I really don't.”
“There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.”

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