Quotes About Wonder

In every grain of wheat there lies hidden the soul of a star.

By what seemed then and still seems a chance, the suggestion of a moment's idle thought followed up upon familiar lines and paths that I had tracked a hundred times already, the great truth burst upon me, and I saw, mapped out in lines of light, a whole world, a sphere unknown; continents and islands, and great oceans in which no ship has sailed (to my belief) since a Man first lifted up his eyes and beheld the sun, and the stars of heaven, and the quiet earth beneath.

All our skill at disproving things is like a wall we build between us and wonder. To jump that wall, you need a long running start.-The Tragedy of Arthur

In the great glasshouses streaming with condensation, the children in mourning-dress beheld marvels.

The flowering sweetness of the stars

Magical flowers were humming. The turf slopes cradled *him.* Beasts of a fabulous elegance were circulating. Storm clouds were piling up on the rising sea made of an eternity of hot tears.

From castles of bone unknown music comes

Oh, see the tiger!" Johnnie Green shouted. "And the lions! And the monkeys! And the bear!" "See them!" Spot yelped. "I say, smell them!" He felt better when the animals in their cages had gone creaking past. And he forgot his uneasiness as he watched dozens of horses, ridden by folk whose bespangled clothes glittered in the sunlight.

Arthur Slade

Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine - it is stranger than we can imagine.

The apprehension of God's infinite knowledge should fill the Christian with adoration. The whole of my life stood open to His view from the beginning. He foresaw my every fall, my every sin, my every backsliding; yet, nevertheless, fixed His heart upon me. Oh, how the realization of this should bow me in wonder and worship before Him!

Then there will be times when we shall forget the matter of our personal gain, when we shall be caught up in wonder, love and praise, as we fast unto God.

And then it struck her that life was sometimes so beautiful that it didn't seem like life at all.

El hombre salió de un puñado de barro y agua. ¿Por qué una mujer no habría de estar hecha de rocío, vapores terrestres y rayos de luz, de los condensados residuos de un arco iris? ¿Dónde reside lo posible...? ¿Dónde lo imposible?

A flower gives joy only for a day. Witnessing it bloom into one is magic.

Out of many other things I have to figure out, the one on the brim is why I become so dramatic and ecstatic when it rains.

The oceans and the skies…and the sun coming up each new day. That's all there is, I think. That's all that matters to think on.

The world is so full of wonderful things we should all, if we were taught how to appreciate it, be far richer than kings.

This fairy tale we're living is real inside our hearts.

His fingers threaded through my hair, pulling me off of his cock. I licked the last of his juices off of my lips. When I opened my eyes, he was staring at me in wonder.

If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.

Children accept many things adults will not accept, since the world of a child is a constant revelation without any need for knowledge of cause and effect. ("Miss Esperson")

Ser feliz é contemplar a assinatura do Autor da Existência nas coisas simples e anônimas. É se deslumbrar com a chuva e com o sol. É recomeçar tudo de novo quando necessário.

Life's like a butterfly. One moment, it's there, fluttering about. The next, it's gone, no trace in sight.