#devotion

We were both satellites orbiting Denny’s sun, struggling for gravitational supremacy. Of course, she had the advantage of her tongue and her thumbs, and when I watched her kiss and fondle him sometimes she would glance at me and wink as if to gloat: Look at my thumbs! See what they can do! ↗

— Garth Stein

#dogs #thumbs #art

How I adore you, Marya. How well I chose. Scold me; deny me. Tell me you want what you want and damn me forever. But don’t leave me. ↗

— Catherynne M. Valente

#death #devotion #leaving #love #death

You are only willing to suffer the cost of your dream when you understand the value of your dream. ↗

— Deborah Brodie

#inspirational #dreams

To the yogi, all experience is seen as one, as a means to help him cultivate devotion. All experiences have equal meaning and value. (154) ↗

— Prem Prakash

#experience #yoga #experience

There are certain things we must not pray about - moods, for instance. Moods never go by praying, moods go by kicking. ↗

— Oswald Chambers

#inspirational-religious #inspirational