Walter Perkins

“And it occurred to him that a walk through the countryside was a sort of epitome of the passage through life itself. One never took the time to savor the details; one said: another day, but always with the hidden knowledge that each day was unique and final, that there never would be a return, another time.”
― Paul Bowles, The Sheltering Sky

“In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.”
― St. Augustine

“Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us.”
― William Golding, Lord of the Flies

“We are not all born at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later... Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth.”
― Mary Austin