"Look at this vigorous plant that lifts its head from the meadow, See how its leaves are turned to the north, as true as the magnet; This is the compass-flower, that the finger of God has planted Here in the houseless wild, to direct the traveller's journey. Over the sea-like, pathless, limitless waste of the desert, Such in the soul of man is faith."

-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#Flower Quotes #Journey Quotes #Men Quotes

“I'll never look at you in any way but complete admiration.â€ He stroked her hair soothingly. â€œYou will never be a millstone about my neck. Rather you're the sunshine that brightens my day.â€ He swallowed. â€œDon't you see? You brought me into the daylight. You've embraced parts of me that I was never able to let see light. Don't make me retreat again into the night. (Winter Makepeace)”
“Each man must grant himself the emotions that he needs and the morality that suits him.”
“Anesthesia is quite remarkable. Its lost time. And you wake up kind of refreshed.”
“I was certain t find the familiar sting of salt, but what I needed to know was what kind: kitchen, sweat, tears or the sea.”

Source : "The Book of Salt" by Monique Truong, www.nytimes.com. April 6, 2003.
“Any man that resists the present tides that run in the world, will find himself thrown upon a shore so high and barren that it will seem he has been separated from his human kind forever.”
“Decades later I would look into my father's eyes and try to reach past the murkiness of Alzheimer's with my words, my apology, hoping that in his heart he heard me and understood.”
“I've missed out on a huge goal but the desire is still there.”

Source : "Ian Thorpe fails in bid to qualify for Australian Olympic team". www.theguardian.com. March 18, 2012.
“Who can teach when there are such lessons to be learned”

Source : Taylor Mali (2012). “What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World”, p.34, Penguin

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