And in that moment of sun and joy, Lupe knew why she loved and also hated Salvador. He gave her wings. He didn’t try to lock her in, as had

And in that moment of sun and joy, Lupe knew why she loved and also hated Salvador. He gave her wings. He didn’t try to lock her in, as had Jaime and the other boys she’d known. No, she could dream her wildest dreams with him and so she loved him for this; but she also hated him because it made her fearful. No one in her family was like this. They were always very cautious.


Victor VillaseƱor,

Rain of Gold

For the scientist, at exactly the moment of discovery that most unstable existential moment the external world, nature itself, deeply confirms

For the scientist, at exactly the moment of discovery that most unstable existential moment the external world, nature itself, deeply confirms his innermost fantastic convictions. Anchored abruptly in the world, Leviathan gasping on his hook, he is saved from extreme mental disorder by the most profound affirmation of the real.


Richard Rhodes,

The Making of the Atomic Bomb

There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that

There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, one’s dreams would have no meaning.


Paulo Coelho,

The Alchemist

An honest man, armed with all the knowledge available to us now, could only state that in some sense, the origin of life appears at the moment

An honest man, armed with all the knowledge available to us now, could only state that in some sense, the origin of life appears at the moment to be almost a miracle, so many are the conditions which would have had to have been satisfied to get it going.


Francis Crick,

Life Itself: Its Origin and Nature

… every moment of our life has a purpose, that every action of ours, no matter how dull or routine or trivial it may seem in itself, has a

… every moment of our life has a purpose, that every action of ours, no matter how dull or routine or trivial it may seem in itself, has a dignity and a worth beyond human understanding… For it means that no moment can be wasted, no opportunity missed, since each has a purpose in man s life, each has a purpose in God s plan. Think of your day, today or yesterday. Think of the work you did, the people you met, moment by moment. What did it mean to you- and might it have meant for God Is the question too simple to answer, or are we just afraid to ask it for fear of the answer we must give


Walter J. Ciszek