Josh Pendergrass

“As I listened more closely to the joy of her fado, it was apparent, however, that I might have been wrong about Gabriella: her joy seemed a joy made of something deeper, as though love’s raw ingredients, not just the sweet but the star-crossed and bitter, had all blended together and been cooked until tender, until even the final emptiness was a part of the meal.”
― Jim Gauer, Novel Explosives

“Those for whom the world is not enough: saints, conquerors, poets, and all lovers of books.”
― Joseph Joubert, The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert: A Selection

“In shame, I can say quite honestly: If it is really my destiny to be with others in the world, I ought to be a light shining for those others. But I am not. I ought to give myself, just as I am, just as I have become, to them in love. But I do not. In the very act of giving myself, I hold myself back.”
― Ladislaus Boros, Prayer

“The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you.”
― Werner Heisenberg