“It was a rare moment to cherish, although a common and simple moment, but aren’t most precious moments made of ordinary things merely perfectly arranged? --- Tares among the Wheat, Volume II, H. Melvin James” OrdinaryWheatPreciousRarePrecious MomentTares Author:H. Melvin James
“The sun, still shy and submissive to winter, peeped in now and then between days of mean wind and bitter rain. Then one afternoon, just like that, spring elbowed her way in for good. The day warmed, and the sky shone as if polished. Kya spoke quietly, as she and Tate walked along the grassy bank of a deep creek, overhung with tall sweetgum trees. Suddenly he grabbed her hand, shushing her. Her eyes followed his to the water's edge, where a bullfrog, six inches wide, hunkered under foliage. A common enough sight, except this frog was completely and brilliantly white.” WhiteRarityPrecious MomentBullfrog Book:Where the Crawdads Sing Source: Where the Crawdads Sing