Krumbine Obituary Quotes

#1. First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing, a modulated tone of voice, and a well-ordered manner of speech. He should be without anxiety as to his food and drink, and should eat in silence.

Saint Basil

#2. The reality of a person is a deep and hidden thing, buried not only in the invisible recesses of man's own metaphysical secrecy but in the secrecy of God Himself.

Thomas Merton

#3. The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.

Shunryu Suzuki

#4. Fulfilled life is possible in spite of unfulfilled wishes.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

#5. And if there was something, suppose I wanted to write something really damning or embarrassing about one of the owners, that would really be a problem on the NFL's site.

Gregg Easterbrook

#6. I told him I had once lost everything I had, too, and that I think that can be God's way of building walls around us to force us to look up at Him.

Kimberly Novosel

#7. The raw hunk of meat that used to be my enemy makes a sound, and I know where the mouth is. And I think the word he's trying to say is 'please'. Pity, not vengeance sends my arrow flying into his skull.

Suzanne Collins

#8. The heart responds to the conflict within a story.

Donald Miller

#9. Within the category of Kitsch we can thus distinguish between more and less successful paintings. Kitsch, too has its masterpieces.

Karsten Harries

#10. I am reminded by my journey how exceedingly new this country still is. You have only to travel for a few days into the interior and back parts even of many of the old States, to come to that very America which the Northmen, and Cabot, and Gosnold, and Smith, and Raleigh visited.

Henry David Thoreau

#11. They dance together in a line, murmuring in swift, low voices, smiling carefully as they are too proud to give away their beauty. They are light steppers with a gravity of sure grace.

Louise Erdrich

#12. It seems to me that we generally do not have a correct measure of our own wisdom.

R.K. Narayan

#13. Freedom means self-fulfillment. It also means putting up with other people's irritating pursuit of the same. It means being confronted by disturbing images and ideas.

Wendy McElroy