#sweetness

There's just kind of a sweetness about Canadians. Americans are a little more pushy, I mean, in a way that I enjoy - they're basically pushy because of their enthusiasm - we're a lot clumsier than other people. ↗

— Neko Case

#basically #because #canadians #enjoy #enthusiasm

Ah, how many Marahs have been sweetened by a simple, satisfying glimpse of the Tree and the Love which underwent its worst confict there. Yes, the Cross is the tree that sweetens the waters. 'Love never faileth. ↗

— Jim Elliot

#god #love #sweetness #the-cross #love

Gratitude is the sweetest thing in a seeker's life- in all human life. If there is gratitude in your heart, then there will be tremendous sweetness in your eyes. ↗

— Sri Chinmoy

#sweetness #inspirational

When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#mouths #old #old people #our #people

The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. ↗

— Matthew Arnold

#perfection #pursuit #sweetness #then

Previously known for its six syllables of sweetness and light, reconciliation has become the political fighting word of the year. ↗

— William Safire

#fighting #known #light #political #previously

I couldn't have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mother's death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation. ↗

— Mary Schmich

#deeper #desire #energy #feel #followed

Don’t let me to be lost in my dreams; they are as scary as your sweetness. ↗

— M.F. Moonzajer

#sweetness #dreams

The longing for sweets is really a yearning for love or "sweetness. ↗

— Marion Woodman

#food #longing #love #sweetness #sweets

Ich wollte meine Augen öffnen, um Gideon ein letztes Mal anzusehen, aber ich schaffte es nicht. "Ich liebe dich, Gwenny, bitte verlass mich nicht", sagte Gideon, und das war das letzte, was ich hörte, bevor ich von einem großen Nichts verschluckt wurde. ↗

— Kerstin Gier

#love #sweetness #time-travel #love