#al

Lord, help us root our feet to the earth And our eyes to the road And always remember the fallen angels Who, attempting to soar, Were seared instead by the sun and, wings melting, Came crashing back to the sea. Lord, help root my eyes to the earth And stay my eyes to the road So I may never stumble. -Psalm 24 (From "Prayer and Study," The Book of Shhh) ↗

— Lauren Oliver

#guidance #help #hope #lauren-oliver #love

Must being in love always mean being in pain? ↗

— Alain de Botton

#love

Love, that moves the sun and the other stars - L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle. ↗

— Dante Alighieri

#love #sun #love

Most of us plateau when we lose the tension between where we are and where we ought to be. ↗

— John Gardiner

#spiritual-growth #spiritual-growth

He didn't come out of my belly, but my God, I've made his bones, because I've attended to every meal, and how he sleeps, and the fact that he swims like a fish because I took him to the ocean. I'm so proud of all those things. But he is my biggest pride. ↗

— John Lennon

#because #belly #biggest #bones #come

When angels' tears do flood the earth, the gates of hell shall see rebirth. Wheh the demise of angels doth impend , the human boy shall meet his end' Halo -Alexandra Adornetto ↗

— Alexandra Adornetto

#demons #halo #humans #love #sacrifice

I wish I was away in Ingo Far across the briny sea, Sailing over deepest waters Where love nor care never trouble me... ↗

— Helen Dunmore

#folktale #mer #love

There is nothing in this world that never takes a step outside a person's heart. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#honesty #intent #internal-self #love #secrets

If ever the day comes when he wakes beside me and my name doesn't come to his lips, when that bewildered look in his eyes doesn't fade away, I'll remember for us both. I won't let him forget the life we built together. I won't let him go. ↗

— J.M. Snyder

#love #life

We'll walk together holding hands, and kiss in broad daylight, and love each other as much as we want to, and no one will ever try to keep up apart. ↗

— Lauren Oliver

#delirium #lauren-oliver #lena-holloway #love #sweet