Beyond which life cannot rise

Vermenton, Bourgogne

"There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life,

and beyond which life cannot rise.

And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive,

and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive."

~Jack London, The Call of the Wild

To be smart?

"But the nice thing about getting older is that it bothers you less and less 

how stupid you are.

Because you hang out with smart people long enough and you see that  they have

nothing that you want.

It's more important to be alive than it is to be smart.

Better a living dog than a dead lion, I guess."

~Rich Mullins

If God was cultured

"If God was cultured, as most Christian people wish He was,

He would be useless to Christianity.. But God is a Wìld Man. Thànk God"

~Rich Mullins