In strange ways hard to know gods come to men. Many a thing past hope they have fulfilled, And what was asked for went another way. A path we never thought to tread God found for us. So this has come to pass.
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Related In strange ways hard to know gods come to men. Many a thing past hope they have fulfilled, EDITH HAMILTON ...they come to us, these restless dead, Shrouds woven from the words of men, With trumpet... MIRA GRANT The Hero Path We have not even to risk the adventure alone for the heroes of ... JOSEPH CAMPBELL Dad?" Jesus asked. "Yes son?" God replied. "Why does man have so many religions?" Jesus as... ANTHONY T. HINCKS Wisdom comes through suffering. Trouble, with its memories of pain, Drips in our hearts as... AESCHYLUS God, may you need to tell him off and say FU? This will allow to be empowered and take yo... DARRYL STEWART Dad?" Jesus asked. "Yes, son?" God replied. "What came before colors?" Jesus asked. "... ANTHONY T. HINCKS In the beginning, God created the earth, and he looked upon it in His cosmic loneliness. ... KURT VONNEGUT JR. Well we're waiting here in Allentown, For the Pennsylvania we never found, For the promise... BILLY JOEL Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of al... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. O... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Patience, though I have not The thing that I require, I must of force, God wot, Forbear my... SIR THOMAS WYATT This is what it had come to. Glitter. How he thought glitter had been a good idea, the Gods only kne... K.F. BREENE If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-e... SHEL SILVERSTEIN If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-e... SHEL SILVERSTEIN How do we know we're not people in a movie?' she asked. I looked at her not knowing how t... JULIE METZ I asked for wisdom... And God gave me problems to solve. I asked for prosperity... And God... ANON. Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But... RUPERT BROOKE Come to me. Why must you ruin this moment? You are burdened with thought. Burdened wi... KAMAND KOJOURI And what is I was only supposed to burn for a certain amount of time?" I whispered. "What if I was o... KARINA HALLE No Child of Yours I saw a child hide in the corner So I went and asked her name TERESA COOPER In the arena of adversity, the Scriptures teach us three essential truths about God—truths we must... JERRY BRIDGES And they say She's in the class A Team Stuck in her daydream Been that way since eigh... ED SHEERAN The gods we prayed to when we were young used up their time so long ago. They cannot answer anymore.... NEIL GAIMAN When, some months later, Zoltan emailed me about his decision to run for president, I immediately ca... MARK O'CONNELL Come to the edge," he said. "We can't, we're afraid!" they responded. "Come to the edge," ... GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE In peace we play and freedom ring, Now let us enjoy a mantra to sing, Down here we know ... ANA CLAUDIA ANTUNES What is it, Angel?" she said, starting up. "Have they come for me?" "Yes, dearest," he sa... THOMAS HARDY Come back to me. Where have you gone? And why so long? I miss the star below your lip... KAMAND KOJOURI Few Come This Way Few come this way; not that the darkness Deters them, but t... EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY The minority (the considered one percent of the one percent of the one percent of the one percent of... HAROUTIOUN BOCHNAKIAN There are so many things to say; so many things that can't really be said. So much has happene... ALYSHA SPEER Beaming into the thick of a tree without becoming a lifelong tree hugger was a tricky business. A pr... CHRISTINA ENGELA We dare not talk of the darkness for fear it will infect us. We dare not talk of the fire, for ... LUCY H. PEARCE What about you?" he asked, his words not much more than a mumble. "Regrets?" "Many," Skud... DEREK LANDY Come to the edge. We might fall. Come to the edge. It's too high! COME TO THE EDGE! A... CHRISTOPHER LOGUE Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; ... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE You spoke with passion for the civil rights of all Americans regardless of if theyre gay o... JOE SOLMONESE To die, to sleep -- To sleep, perchance to dream, ay there's the rub, For in that sleep of dea... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE They want us to be afraid. They want us to be afraid of leaving our homes. They want us ... KAMAND KOJOURI I said to my soul Be still And wait without hope For hope would be hope for the wrong thing... TS (THOMAS STEARNS) ELIOT In my errant life I roamed To learn the secrets of women and men, Of gods and dreams. ROMAN PAYNE Thought you were--' '--Raphael said--' 'I said, no way in hell--' 'Damn straight--' NALINI SINGH Thinking of you, wherever you are We pray for our sorrows to end, and hope that our hearts... SQUARE ENIX They all went to Bobbi and tried to reason They told him because of the cold winter, it w... ELISE ICTEN When we were five, they asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up. Our answers were thing like a... STEPHENIE MEYER Those were the three words seldom asked to her. Yet, she knew they hold a healing power i... SANHITA BARUAH You know all the ways you can kill a girl? God, there are so many. COURTNEY SUMMERS I look and I look... I must have come to the wrong planet. It's so strange here. SIGBJøRN OBSTFELDER God abides in men" "God abides in men, These are men who are simple, they are f... CARYLL HOUSELANDER A learned man came to me once. He said, "I know the way, -- come." And I was overjoyed at ... STEPHEN CRANE Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him; WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Style is the answer to everything. A fresh way to approach a dull or dangerous thing To do... CHARLES BUKOWSKI Still, his apartment has that dreamlike quality of feeling like home though I know it’s... JAMESON FITZPATRICK Time waits for no man" That is what they say. That is why our time spent together, ANTHONY T HINCKS How many of us suffered to death? How many of them gained more wealth? How many of u... RIXA WHITE Lay down Your tired & weary head my friend. We have wept too long Night is fallin... JOSé N. HARRIS From birth to death and further on As we were born and introduced into this world, W... VIRGIL KALYANA MITTATA IORDACHE Dad?" Jesus said. "Yes son. What is it?" God replied. "Why have you left the stars turned ... ANTHONY T. HINCKS They are not long, the weeping and the laughter, Love and desire and hate: I think they have n... ERNEST DOWSON The day will come When my body no longer exists But in the lines of this poem I will ... SAPARDI DJOKO DAMONO Memory is a tenuous thing. . . . flickering glimpses, blue and white, like ancient,<... ELLEN HOPKINS So are we lost or do we know Which direction we should go Sit around and wait for someone ... LOST PROPHETS On the chessboard of his godforsaken existence, the pieces were lined up, the play preordained. Man,... J.R. WARD For all that has been, Thank you. For all that is to come, Yes! DAG HAMMARSKJöLD What is the connection between you and our handsome host? Aunt B asked. Blackberries tast... ILONA ANDREWS I roam the streets, silent and still, I look for You, in each and everything. I have come ... SYED MURTAZA HAROON So many likes and retweets for having the "GUTS" to say what every- one thinks ... ANDY CARRINGTON There is a desire within each of us, in the deep center of ourselves that we call our hea... GERALD G. MAY There was no water at my grandfather’s when I was a kid and would go for it with two zin... JACK GILBERT I have come to your group for somewhere to belong, I promise I shall adapt before too long, ELISE ICTEN Fred and George, however, found all this very funny. They went out of their way to march ahead ... J.K. ROWLING Villanelle - Roland Leighton Violets from Plug Street Wood, Sweet, I send you overse... ROLAND LEIGHTON What are we waiting for, assembled in the forum? The barbarians are due here today. Why is... CONSTANTINOS P. CAVAFIS Never stop and never sit! Work hard and stay fit! Success will come one day, To those... AVIJEET DAS I’m trying to decide Which way to go I think I made a wrong turn back there somewhere ERYKAH BADU The books or the music in which we thought the beauty was located will betray us if we trust to... C.S. LEWIS Why should I blame her that she filled my days With misery, or that she would of late Hav... W.B. YEATS Cornelius opened the car door and cautiously peered out. “Yes?” I asked. “Checking t... ILONA ANDREWS They laid their hands upon my head, They stroked my cheek and brow; And time could heal a hu... DOROTHY PARKER Holy men tell us life is a mystery. They embrace that concept happily. But some mysteries ... DEAN KOONTZ Dad?" Jesus asked. "Yes, son?" God asked. "Why do people get sick?" Jesus asked. "Whe... ANTHONY T. HINCKS And see those clouds?' 'Hard to miss' 'Those are cumulus clouds. Did you know that?' ... JENNIFER E. SMITH Pray each morning and each night. Talk to God and be polite. Tell Him what you're grateful... RICHELLE E. GOODRICH Yes, yes, it ended in my corrupting them all! How it could come to pass I do not know, but I re... FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY DEMON MATH What is JUST in a world you've ripped in two as if there could be ... KAMI GARCIA Looking for Your Face From the beginning of my life I have been looking for your fac... JALALUDDIN MEVLANA RUMI If you are a dreamer come in If you are a dreamer a wisher a liar A hoper a pray-er a magi... SHEL SILVERSTEIN THIS IS WHY He will never be given to wonder much if he was the mouth for some cruel... MICHAEL RYAN So here I am, in the middle way, having had twenty years- Twenty years largely wasted, the year... T.S. ELIOT So your flesh shall be part of mine And part of mine be yours. Brother and sister we shall b... WILLIAM EMPSON It offends me when you doubt my love. These jealousies are unwarranted. If only you lived ... KAMAND KOJOURI THE THREE LAWS OF ALL You are never to worship a living soul, Except for three entit... SUZY KASSEM I took in a breath. "What's the one thing you'd do," I asked. "if you could do anything?" Pass,... SARAH DESSEN A Pause of Thought I looked for that which is not, nor can be, And hope defer... CHRISTINA ROSSETTI For to a boy it can seem that he shall never have what he alone has never had. PIER PAOLO PASOLINI A Litany for Survival For those of us who live at the shoreline standing upon... AUDRE LORDE We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is ... JOSEPH CAMPBELL When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing. A... SHERMAN ALEXIE True gratitude can never come From the mind. It has to flow from the heart To the min... SRI CHINMOY
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