“ Maybe in a way all living things are like flickering flames in a precarious night, always on the verge of being extinguished. Whether we kindle slowly but steadily, or go out in a brilliant burst of l… Nenia Campbell
“ For each and every person, our Lord and Master provides sustenance. Why are you so afraid, O mind? The flamingos fly hundreds of miles, leaving their young ones behind. Who feeds them, and who teaches… Guru Nanak
“ Lay your life down. Your heartbeats cannot be hoarded. Your reservoir of breaths is draining away. You have hands, blister them while you can. You have bones, make them strain-they can carry nothing i… N.D. Wilson
“ If the whole world seems like it's against you, it helps to know that you've still got home. A safe place. It just takes one person—a teacher, a friend, a parent. If I didn't have you and Dad, if you… Nenia Campbell
“ The summit is believed to be the object of the climb. But its true object—the joy of living—is not in the peak itself, but in the adversities encountered on the way up. There are valleys, cliffs, stre… Eiji Yoshikawa
“ So you thought you could shit and eat at the same time. How disgustingly convenient. Nenia Campbell
“ ...today, I’m writing about the extraordinary; those ‘moments’ in life that reach us, and change us. Those moments take place all the time, really – it’s just that we’re taught not to notice. We’re ta… Dianna Hardy
“ The first key to a purposeful living is to accept the responsibility of your mission. When you agree "yes" to the calling, then you ask God "why?". Israelmore Ayivor
“ You wanted to live," he says."You say that like it's a good thing. A virtue.""What is it really?"I think about this. "Selfish.""Wanting to live is selfish?""Yes. Stephanie Kuehn
“ The weathered dairy barn, the wilted chicken coop, the leaning corn crib, the corroded silos-- all were revealed as structures of utility and grace. Someone must have rigged Ry's perception so that he… Daniel Kraus
“ What begins at the water shall end there, and what ends there shall once more begin. Words are a gift to the dead and a warning to the living. Doug Dorst
“ It is not in my nature to be interested in the living.But there are many things, I have found, that defy nature. Rin Chupeco
“ I don't want to merely exist, Parker. I want to live. I want to leave the world with that one sweet moment. Whitney Barbetti
