Love is what carries you, for it is always there, even in the dark, or most in the dark, but shining out at times like gold stitches in a piece of embroidery.
Wendell BerryWe weren't allowing our hopes to become expectations. Expectations are tempting, pleasant, maybe necessary. They are scary too, once you have had some experience. They are not necessarily and not always a bucket of smoke, but they can be and are even likely to be.
Wendell BerryThey learned to have a very high opinion of God and a very low opinion of His worksโalthough they could tell you that this world had been made by God Himself. What they didnโt see was that it is beautiful, and that some of the greatest beauties are the briefest.
Wendell Berry