Whit

“The wet sidewalks gleam with a broad sheet of red light. The raindrops glitter as if the sky were pouring down rubies. The spouts gush with fire. Methinks the scene is an emblem of the deceptive glare which mortals throw around their footsteps in the moral world, thus bedazzling themselves till they forget the impenetrable obscurity that hems them in, and that can be dispelled only by radiance from above.”
― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

“Wings can only fly
as long as the bird flies
Soul blackens when you
put on vestment of lies
White candle wax cries
for ignitable wick
Jealous people burn
to make your heart feel sick”
― Munia Khan

“Everything in the world is beautiful, but Man only recognizes beauty if he sees it either seldom or from afar.…”
― Vladimir Nabokov, The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov

“At the very least, our willingness to ban our emotional manipulation of others produces an extraordinary lightness and peace of mind. For what at first seems like surrender or inaction ends up restoring an almost forgotten sense of vitality and enthusiasm; All that scheming, it turns out, took up much more time and effort than we thought, energy which is now available for new and more satisfying interests.”
― Lewis M. Andrews, To Thine Own Self Be True: The Relationship Between Spiritual Values and Emotional Health