Seth Adam Smith, Rip Van Winkle And The Pumpkin Lantern Quotes
Thus bound together, they sheltered the child from the cold, dark night, enveloping him in warmth.
I didn't just see a child in my dreams—I felt it in my heart.
Helping someone feel they belong is a magic all its own.
Faith is the deepest and truest form of magic.
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.
To love the creations of the Earth is to worship the Being who created them.
In order to defeat the darkness, you must bring it into the light.
A bruised apple is not all bad. It still has tremendous potential.
You cannot defeat darkness by running from it.
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.
We always have a choice. Only you can decide what you become.
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.
You cannot defeat darkness by running from it, nor can you conquer your inner demons by hiding them from the world. In order to defeat the darkness, you must bring it into the light.
Do you see the light within yourself? Do you see how you have given it to others?
The only way to fight the darkness around us is to light a fire within us.
There are no shortcuts through the wilderness of life.
Have you spent so much time in the darkness that you cannot understand the light?
Where does your soul walk? Does it walk in the sunlit woods or hide in the shadowy forest?
It is only through seeking that we find what we are looking for.
For each of us, there comes a time when we must awaken and become what we were born to become.
One human life is worth more than all the treasures of the earth.
In the quiet of the graveyard, the couple knelt together in soul-stretching silence—wishing, waiting, hoping, praying.
Honesty is the only way to fight the inner demons.
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.
Those who cling to the shadows will always hate and despise the light.
Life is less about finding and more about seeking.
I have seen the light in the wilderness and I must follow it.
Always go as far as you can see, then let faith take you the rest of the way.
All churches are an echo of this—the Cathedral of Nature.
You are worth infinitely more than you could possibly imagine.
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.
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.
Most of the people of this world are asleep in their minds.
The pumpkin is a uniquely American plant, widely regarded as one of the most magical plants in all the world.
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.