Quote of the Week - 4/26/2010

"Excessive pride is a familiar sin, but a man may just as easily frustrate the will of God through excessive humility."

~~ from The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Another highly recommended book, and it doesn't disappoint.  It is an official selection of Oprah's Book Club, which doesn't really mean anything to me, but it is probably among my favorites from the club.  I only just finished the first chapter, but it is a spectacular story.  I am seriously addicted to it.  It is quite long - just shy of a thousand pages - but if you like historical fiction (and even if you don't), this book is a great read.

Quote of the Week - 4/3/2010

"It's not love to be static like the desert, nor is it love to roam the world like the wind. And it's not love to see everything from a distance, like [the sun] . . . . The world we live in will be either better or worse, depending on whether we become better or worse. And that's where the power of love comes in. Because when we love, we always strive to become better than we are."

~~ from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (pp. 150-151)

At the recommendation of Jeremy, I began reading The Alchemist this week, and I love it! It is such a beautifully written story with such profound wisdom about life and each individual's "Personal Legend" or destiny. I haven't even finished it yet, but I am certain it will become one of my favorites. If you haven't read it yet, I highly recommend it.