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Mystery

"Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life." Rachel Carson

"The human mind can appreciate the One only by seeing it first in the Many." Joseph Wood Krutch

"Those who are willing to be vulnerable move among mysteries." Theodore Roethke

"When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained." Mark Twain

"There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life -- happiness, freedom, and peace of mind -- are always attained by giving them to someone else." General Peyton C. March (1864-1955)

"For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work." Doug Larson, Olympic Gold Medalist (1902-1981)

"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is incomprehensible." Albert Einstein

"The most merciful thing in the world. . . is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents." H.P. Lovecraft

“The great mystery which stands behind all events and things can be felt when we stand in a landscape and flowers speak to us directly.” Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

“At the deepest level, the creative process and the healing process arise from a single source. When you are an artist, you are a healer; a wordless trust of the same mystery is the foundation of your work and its integrity.” Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, author of Kitchen Table Wisdom

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