“Gail Anderson-Dargatz has a noticing eye, a voice as unique as the countryside she writes about, and a heart large enough to love her entire cast of distinct and memorable characters. In The Cure for Death by Lightning she fashions an irresistible song out of the joys and dangers of growing up, the mysteries and wonders of life on a farm, the thrilling terror of trying to outrun the awful unseen force that pursues a growing girl. This novel opens a door to a shining, surprising world.” WorldWritingTryingHeartEnoughCharacterEyeJoySongGirlForceVoiceWonderNovelGrowing UpGrowingDoorsMysteryFashionDangerUniqueShiningCastsTerrorPursueCuresAwfulMemorableFarmsSurprisingLightningUnseenThrillingIrresistibleNoticingCountrysideOutrunWonder Of LifeUnseen ForcesMemorable CharactersGail Author:Jack Hodgins
“Still, what I want in my life is to be willing to be dazzled-to cast aside the weight of facts and maybe even to float a little above this difficult world. I want to believe I am looking into the white fire of a great mystery. I want to believe that the imperfections are nothing-that the light is everything-that it is more than the sum of each flawed blossom rising and fading. And I do.” WorldWantBelieveLittlesStillsFactsLightLife IsDifficultWhiteFireMysteryWillingWeightCastsRisingImperfectionFloatsFlawedFading Book:New and Selected Poems, Volume One Source: New and Selected Poems, Volume One
“To recognize that mystery, we must go down deep into ourselves, into that place where the walls of our being are layered with our own memories. Remember that, as in any pool, when we cast one pebble we will see many, many concentric circles. One memory begets another and then another, building into stories.” StoriesRememberMemoriesMysteryBuildingWallCastsCirclesPoolBegetsPebbles Author:Meinrad Craighead
“And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit. For love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.” SpiritPurposeMysteryCastsCaughtDisclosure Book:The Prophet - Der Prophet Source: The Prophet - Der Prophet
“The night is full of mystery. Even when the moon is brightest, secrets hide everywhere. Then the sun rises and its rays cast so many shadows that the day creates more illusion than all the veiled truth of the night.” NightSecretSunMysteryMoonIllusionShadowCastsRaysSun Rise Book:Demon in My View Source: Demon in My View