Sometimes the visionary aspect of any particular day comes to you in the memory of it, or it opens to you over time.
("Gilead")
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All this seems preposterous. But in fact one lapse of judgment can quickly create a situation in which only foolish choices are possible.
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Light is constant, we just turn over in it.
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Sometimes I have loved the peacefulness of an ordinary Sunday. It is like standing in a newly planted garden after a warm rain. You can feel the silent and invisible life.
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