I look out of this window and I think this is a cosmos, this is a huge creation, this is one small corner of it. The trees and birds and everything else and I'm part of it. I didn't ask to be put here, I've been lucky in finding myself here. Morris West birdcornercosmos share on social
One has to accept pain as a condition of existence. One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost of knowing. One needs a will stubborn in conflict, but apt always to the total acceptance of every consequence of living and dying. Morris West acceptacceptanceapt share on social
Man is a creature who walks in two worlds and traces upon the walls of his cave the wonders and the nightmare experiences of his spiritual pilgrimage. Morris West cavecreatureexperience Change image and share on social
Ever since the Greeks, we have been drunk with language! We have made a cage with words and shoved our God inside! Morris West cagedrinkgod Change image and share on social
You know one of the causes of modern despair is the fact that we have had proposed to us, from various quarters, an impossible perfection. Morris West despairfactimpossible Change image and share on social
Well I travelled quite a lot in the east, and one of the things that impressed me greatly was the buddhist notion of the continuity of things, the wheel of life which is what we're talking about, the ever turning wheel. Morris West buddhistcontinuityeast share on social
And I've always worked on the principle that if it interests me enough to write about it, then it must interest a lot of other people. Morris West haveinterestlot Change image and share on social
If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine. Morris West enjoylifespend Change image and share on social
You are also caught with the fact that man is a creature who walks in two worlds and traces upon the walls of his cave the wonders and the nightmare experiences of his spiritual pilgrimage. Morris West catchcavecreature Change image and share on social
There are still things I want to do but they're not necessary for me to do. I'm not clinging to anything that I can't open my hands and let go. Morris West clinghandopen Change image and share on social
