“The mountains were his masters. They rimmed in life. They were the cup of reality, beyond growth, beyond struggle and death. They were his absolute unity in the midst of eternal change.”
"America. It is the only place where miracles not only happen, but where they happen all the time."
- Thomas Wolfe
Hope
"Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man."
- Thomas Wolfe
Adversity
"All things on earth point home in old October; sailors to sea, travellers to walls and fences, hunters to field and hollow and the long voice of the hounds, the lover to the love he has forsaken."
- Thomas Wolfe
Connection to Earth
"America – it is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only place where miracles not only happen, but where they happen all the time."
- Thomas Wolfe
Optimism
"“America. It is the only place where miracles not only happen, but where they happen all the time.”"
- Thomas Wolfe
Optimism
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy