Quotes About Revelation

Nowadays, of course, with the precautionary tests they take—especially with a woman Franny's age—they already know the sex of the child; or someone knows. Not Franny—she didn't want to know. Who wants to know such things in advance? Who doesn't know that half of pleasure lies in the wonder of anticipation?

Ni siquiera una sorpresa

When the deranged rooster crowed a third time, his crowing was cut off mid-squawk. "There, that does it," Miriam said. "No more heralding of a false dawn, no more untruthful messengers.

Without somehow destroying me in the process, how could God reveal himself in a way that would leave no room for doubt? If there was no room for doubt, there would be no room for me. —FREDERICK BUECHNER

even if my father never came forth to identify himself, Owen told me, God would identify him for me. "YOUR DAD CAN HIDE FROM YOU

that was exactly what I thought Owen Meany was, "brilliant but preposterous." As time went on—as you shall see—maybe not so preposterous.

every study of the gods, of everyone's gods, is a revelation of vengeance toward the innocent.

For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. —1 Corinthians 13:12

Open your heart, Ignatius, and you will open your valve.

But there are times you pull something out of the water for which there's no accounting, the only remnant of a story whose contours are a mystery.

Later, I went back and looked at it and realized that the walrus was the bad guy in the story and the carpenter was the good guy. I thought, Oh, shit, I picked the wrong guy. I should have said, 'I am the carpenter.' But that wouldn't have been the same, would it? 'I am the carpenter….

George himself is no mystery, but the mystery George is immense. It's watching him uncover it all that's so damn interesting.

I draw comfort from the notion that nature reveals its motivations only slowly; mysteries within mysteries that keep us arrogant, would-be know-alls firmly in our place.

Nature answers only when she is questioned.

But as Camus knew, evil and crises do not make all men rise above themselves. Crises only make them discover themselves. And

But as Camus knew, evil and crises do not make all men rise above themselves. Crises only make them discover themselves. And some discover a less inspiring humanity.

Life doesn't do anything to you. It only reveals your spirit.

Understanding proximate cause is also like understanding your mother: It can take years and then, just when you think you have her figured out, she surprises you.

It is education that grows flowers in innocent minds to reveal beauty.

Education n: that which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

My son is not that emotional. He thought my trip to India is just another conference, But when he hearing about my visit on TV, he too got moved.

I think every discovery of the world plunges us into jubilation, a radical amazement that tears apart the veil of triviality.

From error to error one discovers the entire truth.

The Experience of Sacred Space makes possible the founding of the world: where the sacred Manifests itself in space, the real unveils itself, the world comes into existence.