Seth Adam Smith, Rip Van Winkle And The Pumpkin Lantern Quotes
There are no shortcuts through the wilderness of life.
Those who cling to the shadows will always hate and despise the light.
I have seen the light in the wilderness and I must follow it.
The pumpkin is a uniquely American plant, widely regarded as one of the most magical plants in all the world.
Helping someone feel they belong is a magic all its own.
Faith is the deepest and truest form of magic.
Oh, my child, can you not see? You must let go of yourself. For if a seed wishes to live, it must sacrifice itself and grow outward, not inward.
You can't defeat the darkness by keeping it caged inside of you.
Don't give in to the darkness, for there is so much life ahead of you.
Truth is the greatest strength we have against the darkness.
Honesty is the only way to fight the inner demons.
Have you spent so much time in the darkness that you cannot understand the light?
It is only through seeking that we find what we are looking for.
Every man, woman, and child on this earth is a wandering pilgrim in his or her own way—each searching for a belonging place. That sense of belonging is found only as we care for one another.
We always have a choice. Only you can decide what you become.
You are taking things far too literally. Everything you see is merely a symbol for things you do not see. Most of the people of this world are asleep in their minds.
Most of the people of this world are asleep in their minds.
If we have the power and the means, then we must help.
Perhaps we are not really sinners in the hands of an angry God, after all. Perhaps we are all more like seedlings in the hands of a wise gardener.
Life is less about finding and more about seeking.
A bruised apple is not all bad. It still has tremendous potential.
You are worth infinitely more than you could possibly imagine.
There's nothing more important in this world than caring for a child.
In the quiet of the graveyard, the couple knelt together in soul-stretching silence—wishing, waiting, hoping, praying.
Willpower, though important in its own way, is never enough. In order for you to be truly powerful, you must open up and trust in something beyond yourself—something you cannot prove for certain.
Faith is believing in something you cannot prove for certain.
Always go as far as you can see, then let faith take you the rest of the way.
And so I tell you, restless one, that no matter what happens, when things get dark, look to the light and keep moving forward in faith.
Where does your soul walk? Does it walk in the sunlit woods or hide in the shadowy forest?
I didn't just see a child in my dreams—I felt it in my heart.
All churches are an echo of this—the Cathedral of Nature.
To love the creations of the Earth is to worship the Being who created them.
Darling, I would follow you through the blackest midnight—just not without my trousers!
One human life is worth more than all the treasures of the earth.
I must give you this warning: your journeys will rarely ever go as you plan. You will make mistakes, and you will feel lost. Whenever that happens, look to the light and keep moving forward in faith.
There are two forces at work in the world: the power of light and the power of darkness.
This is the miracle of all miracles—when life sacrifices itself to become something greater. When it awakens to its potential and rises in power. That is true magic.
In order to defeat the darkness, you must bring it into the light.
You cannot defeat darkness by running from it.
Thus bound together, they sheltered the child from the cold, dark night, enveloping him in warmth.
For each of us, there comes a time when we must awaken and become what we were born to become.
