Thomas Powell

“I have never yet known a man admit that he was either rich or asleep: perhaps the poor man and the wakeful man have some great moral advantage.”
― Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander

“November is, for many reasons, the month for the axe. It is warm enough to grind an axe without freezing, but cold enough to fell a tree in comfort.”
― Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There

“Ithilien, the garden of Gondor now desolate kept still a dishevelled dryad loveliness.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

“So especially ask yourself: what is my concern for the glory of God in my life? How much am I led by concern for my own comfort and feeling of well-being? Do I witness out of enjoyment of God? Do I love people—not just on the mission field, but people? Am I willing to imitate the Good Shepherd and die for them? Do I really know the power of the Holy Spirit as I daringly witness? Do I really confront the lost with heaven and hell? Am I repenting regularly?”
― C. John Miller, The Heart of a Servant Leader: Letters from Jack Miller