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“She [Catherine of Siena] found a place of refuge in a lonely wood, where some hermits lived. It is generally thought that this brotherhood was the community of hermits in Vallombrosa, founded by St...”
“If you act for self-gain then no good can come of it. If you act selflessly, then you act well for all and you must not be afraid.”
“Like Gandalf, God knows the battle going on inside our hobbitlike selves, the wrestling match between the Baggins and the Took. The Baggins side of us takes our creature comforts for granted. We as...”
“But at some point it becomes obvious that, ultimately, the adventure of faith is the most sensible thing to do, and in fact the only thing worth doing. As Sam says toward the end of The Two Towers,...”
“We'll see Heaven together. I promise with all my heart I'll never leave you alone.”
“I gazed at these marvels in profound silence. Words were utterly wanting to indicate the sensations of wonder I experienced. I seemed, as I stood upon that mysterious shore, as if I were some wande...”
“After every few steps, we huddle over our ice axes mouths agape, struggling for sufficient breath to keep our muscles going.... at a height of 8800 metres, we can no longer keep on our feet while w...”
“I'm not prepared for Rue's family. Her parents, whose faces are still fresh with sorrow. Her fiver younger siblings, who resemble her so closely. The slight builds, the luminous brown eyes. They fo...”
“One celestial quake and the timeline belonging to her had imploded in the heavens like a dying star. It was like falling into oblivion, she thought wearily, the tattered remains of her life floated...”
“Torque was the greatest thing in the world, as far as Lina was concerned.”
“The biggest adventure in life is life itself.”
“They told me adventures were over, so I got off the internet and got on a plane. They told me kindness was a thing of the past, so I spent a year helping others in need. They told me love was dead,...”
“You'd be teary, too, yes you would be," he said, "if a girl and her bed had crashed into your head.”
“The only life worth living is the adventurous life. Of such a life the dominant characteristic is that it is unafraid. It is unafraid of what other people think...It does not adapt either its pace ...”
“Adventure,' then, is what might otherwise be called hardship if it were attempted in a different spirit. Turning a difficult task or a perilous journey into an adventure is largely a matter of tell...”
“Explore new sacred land.”
“Enjoy the moment while waiting.”
“Dare to explore the beautiful places of the world.”
“The life you live will be enrich with every journey you made.”
“Adventures of Lailah Gifty Akita, the wonder woman!”
