“You can pour holy oil and holy water on a thug until you have emptied buckets of both; but at the end he will be a consecrated thug, but a thug all the same unless interior intentions and a disciplined man are present.” MenEndsWaterHolyIntentionOilInteriorsBucketsThugHoly Water Author:William Henry O'Connell
“Daughters of the attitude that produced them, certain women will not appeal to us without the double bed in which we find peace by their side, while others, to be caressed with a more secret intention, require leaves blown by the wind, water rippling in the dark, things as light and fleeting as they are.” LightCertainWomenSidesWaterDarkSecretAttitudeWindBedDaughterIntentionAppealsFleetingFinding PeaceDark Things Book:In Search of Lost Time Volume III The Guermantes Way Source: In Search of Lost Time Volume III The Guermantes Way
“Intentions are a lot like seeds. You shove them into the ground, and every once in awhile, you water them. Largely, the seed does most of the work on its own. If, on one hand, you were digging the seed up several times a day to see what progress was being made, the seed would not take purchase in the soil. On the other hand, if you completely ignored it, giving no water or nourishment to the soil, the seed might not thrive.” IfsGivingDoeMadeHandsMightWaterProgressIntentionSeedsSoilThriveIgnoredDiggingNourishment Author:Mary Anne Radmacher