119 quotes found
“Jack hadnt thought of love as a promise beforea promise that, even when the world was falling down around him, would stay kept. But without Sutton saying a word, he knew that there would be comfort...”
“Why is it that when we talk to God were said to be praying, but when God talks to us were schizophrenic?”
“It (prayer) dispels frivolity and drives away all skin-deep forms of worship, and makes worship a serious and deep-seated service, impregnating body, soul, and spirit with its heavenly infusion.”
“Listen, O drop, give yourself up without regret,and in exchange gain the Ocean.Listen, O drop, bestow upon yourself this honor,and in the arms of the Sea be secure.Who indeed should be so fortunate...”
“Until Self-realization is attained; it is not worth having a fixed-view at any place, it is not worth having habitual-devotion at any place and it is not worth stopping anywhere.”
“There was something about total loyalty, uncritical devotion, endless patience, perpetual forgiveness and the general inability to believe that a loved one could ever do anything wrong that, frankl...”
“To the yogi, all experience is seen as one, as a means to help him cultivate devotion. All experiences have equal meaning and value. (154)”
“And if we ask how are we to know where our hearts are, the answer is just as simple - everything which hinders us from loving God above all things and acts as a barrier between ourselves and our ob...”
“I believe in lovea kind, selfless, unending devotion. I believe it is rare.”
“Missing someone enlightens how the person means to you and broadens the feelings shared.”
“Some people are worth the world”
“The rich will make temples for Siva. What shall I, a poor man, do? My legs are pillars, the body the shrine, the head the cupola of gold.”
“She bit her lower lip hard and blinked her eyes. There was such wistfulness and longing in his voice. Oh, she was going to give him back his eyes, or the next best thing, if it took her the rest of...”
“If only you would kiss me.Press your lips to mine like a searing iron. Wrap me in your arms as if you were a monarch claiming a kingdom. Hold me close until I warm through to the core. Do this, and...”
“Son, I hope your opinion of your mother hasnt lessened, knowing what you now know. Gavin glanced up; incredulity skewed his eyebrows. His expression appeared both stunned and appalled. Never, Fathe...”
“The elements of love, devotion, loyalty I have found in the words, never found in humans. That is why I never truly loved.”
“Goodbye, Room." I wave up at Skylight. "Say goodbye," I tell Ma. "Goodbye, Room."Ma says it but on mute.I look back one more time. It's like a crater, a hole where something happened. Then we go ou...”
“If she had loved him, he would have opened windows, allowed all of that precious light of hers in she wanted! If she could tolerate him, he would have donated to every stinking animal shelter in he...”
“How much self-love comes in the guise of selfless devotion!”
“I would rather devote myself to what I always did - trying to heal people. That is my way of healing myself.”
