“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” ― (Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass)
“Possibly the most debilitating deception of all is to create a god of my own making, fool myself into believing that this limp god of mine is the true God, and then construct the entirety of my life on this flamboyantly fictional character. Possibly the most devastating realization of all is when the real God shows up, and in the showing up all of this come crashing down.”
― (Craig D. Lounsbrough)
“When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations.” (Deuteronomy 18:9)
“Fallen leaves lying on the grass in November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils.” (Cyril Connolly)
“And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.” (Revelation 18:4)