Beauty Quote by Mary Doria Russell
““There are times...when we are in the midst of life-moments of confrontation with birth or death, or moments of beauty when nature or love is fully revealed, or moments of terrible loneliness-times when a holy and awesome awareness comes upon us. It may come as deep inner stillness or as a rush of overflowing emotion. It may seem to come from beyond us, without any provocation, or from within us, evoked by music or by a sleeping child. If we open our hearts at such moments, creation reveals itself to us in all it's unity and fullness. And when we return from such a moment of awareness, our hearts long to find some way to capture it in words forever, so that we can remain faithful to it's higher truth. ...When my people search for a name to give to the truth we feel at those moments, we call it God, and when we capture that understanding in timeless poetry, we call it praying.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Sparrow, 1996
Moments of profound awareness—birth, death, beauty, loneliness—reveal unity and truth, often called God, expressed through prayer and poetry.
In simple terms: Deep moments reveal truth, called God, captured in prayer.
Key Takeaway
Seek and honor profound moments.
Themes
spirituality
beauty
existence
loneliness
Mood
awe
contemplative
Type
mystical
literary
When to use this quote
- death
- birth
- nature
- love
- artistic inspiration
Key Concepts
transcendence
unity
poetry
Questions to Reflect On
- What experiences have opened your heart to unity?
- How do you translate deep feeling into words?
A Different Perspective
Such moments can be overwhelming and hard to articulate.
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