Men are apt to idolize or fear that which they cannot understand, especially if it be a woman.
Jean ToomerWhatever I believed, I did; I did with my whole heart and mind as far as possible to do so.
Jean ToomerMost novices picture themselves as masters - and are content with the picture. This is why there are so few masters.
Jean ToomerThe only way to seek God is to seek God first. Deny the nayward, affirm the yeaward, be true to those stirrings and motions which He starts in us, refuse priority to all else, and be faithful to the sacred.
Jean Toomer