Laurel

“The authorities go to infinite pains to nip the few profound or more valuable intellects in the bud. And time and again the ones who are detested by their teachers and frequently punished, the runaways and those expelled, are the ones who afterwards add to society's treasure.”
― Hermann Hesse, Beneath the Wheel

“What she’s going after is exactly why she became an astronomer in the first place, and why I have always impressed upon you and every other one of my students the importance of lifting one’s chin. It’s about experiencing awe, Carver. When you can put yourself in a state of awe, you see things for what they truly are. We’re lifted out of the fragile cage in which our tiny minds are often trapped.”
― Boo Walker, The Stars Don't Lie

“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”
― Evie Gaughan, The Story Collector

“God doesn’t change, Devorah. Only our image of Him can change—and any image we create of an infinite God is an idol.”
― Lynn Austin, Keepers of the Covenant