adorotheos

“It doesn’t transcend being a father, but to be a painter is to realize a spiritual portion of life. The ability to put things together and make a whole out of visual and spiritual experiences. What have you seen? What have you heard? I found that there’s a thirst for longevity; you want to leave a message for those who come after. ‘Papa was here. Grandpa was here. He felt this about his children.’ Autobiography, that’s what it is. Shapiro was here.”
― Neenah Ellis, If I Live to Be 100: Lessons from the Centenarians

“I never cut my neighbor's throat;
My neighbor's gold I never stole;
I never spoiled his house and land;
But God have mercy on my soul!

For I am haunted night and day
By all the deeds I have not done;
O unattempted loveliness!
O costly valor never won!”
― Marguerite Wilkinson

“Nothing compares to the fear that you're becoming the monster in your closet.”
― J.D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

“Though the world at large does not suspect it, gospel virginity is a love affair of the most enthralling type.”
― Thomas Dubay, And You Are Christ's: The Charism of Virginity and the Celibate Life