"....I can't begin to describe a day as wonderful as this. One marvel after another, each lasting less than five minutes, it was enough to drive one mad."
-Claude Monet (letter to Alice Monet, London 3rd February 1901)

"He still had some doubts about the decision he had made. But he was able to understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision."
-Paolo Coelho (the alchemist)

"The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of God's hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they display knowledge.
There is no language or speech where their voice is not heard.
Their voice goes out into all the earth,
Their words to the ends of the world."
-19th Psalm

"The water was shot through with what looked like white roots; briefly a great celestial tree stood in the ocean. I had never imagined such a thing possible, lightning striking the sea. The clap of thunder was tremendous. The flash of light was incredibly vivid."
-Yann Martel (life of pi)

"Day to put coracle on the brine,
Day to place staff to the flag,
Day to bear, day to die,
Day to hunt the heights."
-(from the 'Thursday of St Columba')

"Life is now.
headlong chaotic,
storms of exhilirating blur,
despairing grief.
forgetfulness.
all empires fall.
reckless voyage,
on a wing and a prayer.
infinite depth of goodness,
timelessly secure.
terrifying peace,
patiently waiting."
-William Cuik (the padouin)

"Let this be your disposition, if you wish to walk with [Christ]. Be as ready to suffer as to be glad; be as willing to be needy and poor as to enjoy wealth and plenty."
-Thomas A Kempis