#discover

After a few months in my parents' basement, I took an apartment near the state university, where I discovered both crystal methamphetamine and conceptual art. Either one of these things are dangerous, but in combination they have the potential to destroy entire civilizations. ↗

— David Sedaris

#apartment #art #basement #both #civilizations

I don't think everyone wants to create the great American novel, but we all have a dream of telling our stories-of realizing what we think, feel, and see before we die. Writing is a path to meet ourselves and become intimate. ↗

— Natalie Goldberg

#writing #dreams

Maybe dream chasing is like climbing a mountain. You know, finding the trail, stepping onto it. At first you're energetic and it's easy. Then you trip over a root, face a huge boulder, or a steep incline. So you stand up after the fall, find your way around the boulder, and trudge up the vertical. Eventually, you're on top of the mountain with an expansive view of the world." ~ Michael Stlis in "A Stop in the Park ↗

— Peggy Strack

#dream #inspirational #dreams

the discoveries don't come when you're looking for them. They come when for some reason you've let go conscious control. ↗

— Madeleine L'Engle

#family

I didn't know the demons that walked across your memory. They came from the dust when you were at peace in your grave. ↗

— Susie Clevenger

#poetry #revelations #the-past #truth #dreams

A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems. And not only so. It gives a relish, and facility, for successfully pursuing the [yet] unsolved ones. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#discovery #education #reading #education

Love, like everything else in life, should be a discovery, an adventure, and like most adventures, you don’t know you’re having one until you’re right in the middle of it. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

#adventures #adventures-in-love #discovery #experiences #first-love

God can turn your biggest flaws into your biggest cause. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#cause #destiny #discovering-your-calling #faith-in-god #flaws

Your message, your ministry, your influence is built from your flaws. People relate to HUMANITY...not perfection. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#authenticity #destiny #discovering-your-greater-calling #faith #faith-in-god

We make such messes in this life, both accidently and on purpose. But wiping the surface clean doesn't really make anything any neater. It just masks what is below. It's only when you really dig down deep, go underground, that you can see who you really are. ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#mclean-sweet #sarah-dessen #self-discovery #what-happened-to-goodbye #life