John O'donohue, Anam Cara: A Book Of Celtic Wisdom

Quotes

• “Every friendship travels at sometime through the black valley of despair. This tests every aspect of your affection. You...”
• “Once the soul awakens, the search begins and you can never go back. From then on, you are inflamed with a special longin...”
• “If you send out goodness from yourself, or if you share that which is happy or good within you, it will all come back to...”
• “Your soul knows the geography of your destiny. Your soul alone has the map of your future, therefore you can trust this ...”
• “All you can ever achieve is a sense of your soul. You gain little glimpses of its light, colors, and contours. You feel ...”
• “Real intimacy is a sacred experience. It never exposes its secret trust and belonging to the voyeuristic eye of a neon c...”
• “We do not need to grieve for the dead. Why should we grieve for them? They are now in a place where there is no more sha...”
• “Real friendship or love is not manufactured or achieved by an act of will or intention. Friendship is always an act of r...”
• “Your soul is the priestess of memory, selecting, sifting, and ultimately gathering your vanishing days toward presence.”
• “Inspiration is always a surprising visitor.”
• “Beauty is the illumination of your soul.”