Quotes About Renewal

The replenishing thing that comes with a nap - you end up with two mornings in a day.

I am a great believer in naps, whatever age you are.

One of the great pluses of being an immigrant is you get to start again in terms of your identity. You get to shed the narratives which cling to you.

Being in Nashville was not me, and I needed to go home and reset before I got in over my head.

One billion grains of sand come into existence in the world each second. That's a cyclical process. As rocks and mountains die, grains of sand are born. Some of those grains may then cement naturally into sandstone. And as the sandstone weathers, new grains break free. Some of those grains may then accumulate on a massive scale, into a sand dune.

The Amen of nature is always a flower.

Earth is a flower and it's pollinating.

He left and I wished I could go somewhere and start all over, which is how I've felt all my life. As soon as I get somewhere, I'm ready to leave.

Wind in the high boughs brushed leaves like the sound of distant water. As the canopy shifted, light flowed across the forest floor. He'd forgotten the pleasures of being in the woods.

You can be happy if you are willing to let go of your past and leave yourself unencumbered so you can fly freely.

The ancient sages tell us that it is only through daily self-renewal of character that we can attain and continue at the height of our powers.

To be engaged in some small way in the revival of one of the great cities of the world is to live a meaningful existence by default.

A renewal movement is at work within our nation, a movement of reconciliation with God. In our nation's short history there have been two great awakenings, and I believe the third is rising in the water. The water has come ashore, and soon it will splash across our desert land.

We are, all of us, our own phoenixes, if we choose to be. Out of the ashes, we can be reborn.

Change, Jaina thought. It brings pain; it brings joy; and it is completely inescapable. We are, all of us, our own phoenixes, if we choose to be. Out of the ashes, we can be reborn.

Thus is the blessing of Chi-Ji," the crane said. "No more shall die this day. Take this second chance, and use it wisely.

Gregori gathered Savannah tenderly into his arms. Come to me,my life and breath. Wake and be with me. He gave the command,and even as he felt her heart flutter, he pressed her mouth to his throat. Feed, ma petite. Feed and replenish what you selflessly gave to me. Savannah turned her head,her first breath a sigh of warmth against his throat.

Steele had found that once one had a glimpse of what life could be like when it was good, he couldn't go back to dark, ugly days and nights. He existed before Breezy. [...] He hadn't been alive. Breezy had changed all that.

Sleep deeply, the sleep of our people, chosen one of my sister,that you will heal completely and wake refreshed and in full strength.

You reveal me. Then you heal me Of all the scars and strife. And when my life was spinning downward, You caught me. I'd forgotten how to smile, but You re-taught me.

You need to allow yourself to fall apart. Just this once, when I am holding you close. Tomorrow night you can be strong again

She could be a phoenix, rising like that firebird from the ashes of who she had been

Damon Wilder was a man driven to the edge of sanity. Moving to this tiny town on the coast was his last effort to hang onto life.

Thank you, little red hair. You made me feel alive again. "You are alive, Jacques," she reassured him, smoothing back his hair. "Disrespectful but definitely alive.