"Morality is a mountain which we cannot climb by our own efforts; and if we could we should only perish in the ice and unbreathable air of the summit, lacking those wings with which the rest of the journey has to be accomplished. For it is from there that the real ascent begins. The ropes and axes are 'done away' and the rest is a matter of flying."

-- C. S. Lewis

#Real Quotes #Journey Quotes #Air Quotes

“Sometimes I don't know what to say; the pain never stops. The cloud never goes away, the rain never drops”
“Being vegan or vegetarian isn't just about compassion for animals. Most of the destruction of the planet is the result of all the clear-cutting, groundwater contamination, grain production, fuel consumption, greenhouse gas, viral proliferation - the direct result of livestock production.”
“Our technology has already outstripped our ability to control it.”
“It's very meditative to watch Food Network shows. I mean, you might be taking notes, but you're probably not. It's meditative to watch someone cook, just like it is to watch your mother cook, or anyone cook.”
“When I'm on television, I think that I appeal to the everyday guy, 'cause that's who I am. The guys who go to the football games on the weekends are my viewers, for sure.”
“Notice, we never pray for folks we gossip about, and we never gossip about the folk for whom we pray! For prayer is a great deterrent.”
“It's no wonder we know how to dress; we've spent centuries in closets.”
“â€¦a cynic who was still saddened whenever his jaundiced view of mankind was confirmed...”

Source : Sharon Kay Penman (2010). “When Christ and His Saints Slept”, p.89, Macmillan

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