#dl

Why would we want fame, when God promises us glory? Why would we be seeking the wealth of the world when the wealth of heaven is ours? Why would we run for a crown that will perish with time, when we're called to win a crown that is imperishable? ↗

— Paul Washer

#godly #holiness #fame

I suppose hobbits need some description nowadays, since they have become rare and shy of the Big People, as they call us. They are (or were) a little people, about half our height, and smaller than the bearded Dwarves. Hobbits have no beards. There is little or no magic about them, except the ordinary everyday sort which helps them to disappear quietly and quickly when large stupid folk like you and me come blundering along, making a noise like elephants which they can hear a mile off. They are inclined to be fat in the stomach; they dress in bright colours (chiefly green and yellow); wear no... ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#description

There was nothing wrong with fire … as long as you didn’t stand too close. Something to keep in mind. ↗

— Becca Fitzpatrick

#kindlehighlight

He hesitated, then lifted his head and sniffed. “Have you been drinking?” The question was more curious than accusatory. “No,” Bast said. The innkeeper raised an eyebrow. “I’ve been tasting,” Bast said, emphasizing the word. “Tasting comes before drinking. ↗

— Patrick Rothfuss

#kindlehighlight

Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight? ↗

— Al Boliska

#candlelight #edison #realize #tv #watching

If you have an impossible dream, a dream that cannot be fulfilled, the friendly thing for me to do is to put a stop to you wasting your life at it. ↗

— Danny Bonaduce

#dream #friendly #fulfilled #impossible #life

The ability to communicate with everybody, regardless of who are you are, is a great thing. ↗

— Bobby Bonilla

#communicate #everybody #great #great thing #regardless

One never reaches home, but wherever friendly paths intersect the whole world looks like home for a time. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#home #intersect #like #looks #never

It just comes down to taste at the end of the day, and that's something you can't really analyze. Yeah, I think to have it all there is basically best, regardless of whether there's hiss there as well. ↗

— Sean Booth

#basically #best #comes #day #down

A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart. ↗

— Hal Borland

#awesome #color #dancing #fire #flame