It does not follow, that because a particular work of art succeeds in charming us, its creator also deserves our admiration.
We all flow from one fountain.
No words will ever describe the exquisite beauty and charm of this mountain park – Nature’s landscape garden at once tenderly beautiful and sublime. No wonder it draws nature-lovers from all over the world.
Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.
When I first caught sight of (Mount Shasta) over the braided folds of the Sacramento Valley I was fifty miles away and afoot, alone and weary. Yet all my blood turned to wine, and I have not been weary since.
I am very blessed. The Valley is full of people, but they do not annoy me. I revolve in pathless places and in higher rocks than the world and his ribbony wife can reach.
As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.
I wondered if it was really because he cared about me, or if now I was just another challenge.
I mean, when you grow up in the inner city and you grow up in a single-parent household, that's - those are humbling times, you know?
All attack is a call for help.
If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least 10 times.