Justin Ulmer

“Self is the opaque veil that hides the Face of God from us. It can be removed only in spiritual experience, never by mere instruction.”
― A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God

“Herger said to me, "Be thankful, for you are fortunate."
I inquired the source of my fortune. Herger said in reply, "If you have the fear of high places, than this day you shall overcome it; and so you shall have faced a great challenge; and so you shall be adjudged a hero.”
― Michael Crichton, Eaters of the Dead

“Merry he could be, and kindly to the young and simple, and yet quick at times to sharp speech and the rebuking of folly; but he was not proud, and sought neither power nor praise, and thus far and wide he was beloved among all those that were not themselves proud.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, Unfinished Tales

“I tried to think dead thoughts, and hoped the right expression was showing on my face.”
― Harry Harrison