161 Quotes by Carew Papritz

Walk with me now into this very bright night, and revere with me in silence what must be God-given and what is surely God-taken.

Sunrise - a time when all truths are still clean and enviable.

I travel to be replenished with beauty, for travel makes the beauty of this world seem like a Christmas that never ends.

Remember, it’s still a mystery to be an adult. If you knew it all before eighteen, you’d have nothing to look forward to. Besides, to be wise and eighteen is as possible as catching lightning in a bottle…

Remember, it's still a mystery to be an adult. If you knew it all before eighteen, you'd have nothing to look forward to.

I want to remember warming your two a.m. bottle, clipping your locks, watching you be baptized, bathing you in the big porcelain sink… how I often laid you against my chest and felt the cradlesong of your tiny breaths as you fell asleep . . .

Respect both what you need to know and what you don't need to know. Respect mystery, for mystery is still needed to run the universe.

Remember, Little Ones, everything is not important all the time. Only living is important all the time. Not things. Not money. Not more things and more endless money. Spend well the quality of your time. And yes, be greedy with your hours. If only to then give those hours away as the most precious gifts you have to offer to yourself, your family, and your friends.

Don’t have kids until you’re ready. And when you do have them, have them all the way. They aren’t like some Cadillac that you can turn back into the dealership after three years.