A long with posting the ‘Quote of the Week’ and writing some reflection on it, I’ve also decided to post it on my facebook page. Turns out I’m not the only one inspired by Donald Miller’s words on fear, as already I’ve had two friends paste the picture of those words onto their own walls.
I do realise though, that with 52 weeks in the year, I need 52 quotes. For sure, I’ve got some on the backburner, ready to go.
But I would love to see more.
So I’m wondering if you, my lovely readers, have any quotes that have spoken wisdom, encouragement or inspiration to you. Or maybe it’s a quote that made you stop and take stock. Or one that simply made you smile.
Please do share your favourite quotes by leaving a comment below…
(better late than never)
“In a world full of fugitives, the man taking the opposite direction appears to be running away.” T.S. Elliot
“Dear Sir – I am” G.K. Chesterton, in answer to a newspaper article asking for readers views as to what is wrong with the world.
“Darkness outside. Inside, the radio’s prayer -
Rockall. Malin. Dogger. Finisterre.” Carol Ann Duffy
“Truths he wanted nothing to do with obsessed him inescapably” Victor Hugo.
”Don’t forget that you are the product of a culture that went stark raving mad about ten thousand years ago. Adjust your thinking accordingly.” – Chuck Lorre.”
“Not everything goes wrong” – Sharks Took the Rest
“”Yes, I grew up in church. But I *like* God now.” – Brant Hansen
”the answer is in a story and the story isn’t finished.” ten by 9
”Let the blasphemy be spoken: poetry can save us,
not the way a fisherman pulls the drowning swimmer
into his boat, not the way Jesus, between screams,
promised life everlasting to the thief crucified beside him
on the hill, but salvation nevertheless.
Somewhere a convict sobs into a book of poems
from the prison library, and I know why
his hands are careful not to break the brittle pages.” – Martín Espada
“You’re not a good shot but i’m worse” – Josh Ritter
“”To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.” – Kurt Vonnegut”
”In hard times, beauty can seem frivolous. But take it away and all you’re left with is hard times” Paul Madonna
“Against the darkness, a light. Against the vastness, a needle” – Victor Hugo
“To do is to be
To be is to do
Do be do be do” – Kurt Vonnegut (with a little help from Socrates, Sartre and Sinatra respectively. But i just saw it on facebook).
(sorry – got a little carried away)