Quotes about "Faith & Spirituality"

It is a rare privilege to watch the birth, growth, and first feeble struggles of a living mind; this privilege is mine. ”

Need is not quite belief. ”

I was obsessed with religious questions, the basics: Why are we here? Why is the world so beautiful? ”

Your confidence is destroyed when you find out you can't trust people. ”

Life is a gift, given in trust - like a child. ”

Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem or saying a prayer. ”

Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found. ”

I also don't have organized religion on Pern. I figured - since there were four holy wars going on at the time of writing - that religion was one problem Pern didn't need. ”

My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe place to another. Like lily pads, round and green, these places summoned and then held me up while I grew. Each prepared me for the next leaf on which I would land, and in this way I moved across the swamp of doubt and fear. ”

A whole lot of us believers, of all different religions, are ready to turn back the tide of madness by walking together, in both the dark and the light - in other words, through life - registering voters as we go, and keeping the faith. ”