“Over the years, whenever I've felt that little twinkle in the hairs on the back of my neck., as I encountered an original thought or observation in a fishing book, I've turned the corner of the page down.” YearsLittlesBookFeltSeaHairPagesRiversOriginalsFishesCornersBoatObservationNecksLakesFishingOriginal Thought Author:Arnold Gingrich
“No, life cannot be understood flat on a page. It has to be lived; a person has to get out of his head, has to fall in love, has to memorize poems, has to jump off bridges into rivers, has to stand in an empty desert and whisper sonnets under his breath... We get one story, you and I, and one story alone. God has established the elements, the setting and the climax and resolution. It would be a crime not to venture out, wouldn't it?" -Donald Miller,Through Painted Deserts” PersonsStoriesWould BeFallCrimeElementsPagesUnderstoodRiversEmptyBreathsFalling In LoveSettingSettingsDesertBridgesFlatsResolutionVentureSonnetClimax Book:Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road Source: Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road
“We have each other, and our stories twist and mingle like the twisting currents of a river. We hold each other tight as we spin and lurch across our lives. There are moments of great joy and magic. The most astounding things can lie waiting as each day dawns, as each page turns.” MomentsStoriesJoyLyingTurnsWaitingOur LivesMagicPagesRiversCurrentsDawnEach DayTwistsGreat Joy Author:David Almond