Ritual is necessary for us to know anything. Ken Kesey

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything. Ken Kesey, originally uploaded by Thru Lens.

We used to build civilizations. Now we build shopping malls. - Bill Bryson

We used to build civilizations. Now we build shopping malls. - Bill Bryson, originally uploaded by Thru Lens.

Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man. Henry B. Adams

Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man. Henry B. Adams, originally uploaded by Thru Lens.

All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring. --Chuck Palahniuk

All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring. --Chuck Palahniuk, originally uploaded by Thru Lens.

“Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.” ― Max Lucado, He Still Moves Stones

“Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.” ― Max Lucado, He Still Moves Stones, originally uploaded by Thru Lens.

The groves were God's first temples. William C. Bryant

The groves were God's first temples. William C. Bryant, originally uploaded by Thru Lens.

My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph. Richard Avedon

My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph. Richard Avedon, originally uploaded by Thru Lens.

“Blessings sometimes show up in unrecognizable disguises. ” ― Janette Oke

“Blessings sometimes show up in unrecognizable disguises. ” ― Janette Oke, originally uploaded by Thru Lens.

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye. H. Jackson Brown, Jr., originally uploaded by Thru Lens.

Beauty is our weapon against nature; by it we make objects, giving them limit, symmetry, proportion. Beauty halts and freezes the melting flux of nature. Camille Paglia

Beauty is our weapon against nature; by it we make objects, giving them limit, symmetry, proportion. Beauty halts and freezes the melting flux of nature. Camille Paglia, originally uploaded by Thru Lens.

“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” ― Søren Kierkegaard

“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” ― Søren Kierkegaard, originally uploaded by Thru Lens.