Seeking Quotes

“Of Course God does not consider you hopeless. If He did, He would not be moving you to seek Him (and He obviously is)... Continue seeking Him with seriousness. Unless He wanted you, you would not be wanting Him.”
― C.S. Lewis, Letters of C. S. Lewis

“Socrates: So even our walks are dangerous here. But you seem to have avoided the most dangerous thing of all.

Bertha: What's that?

Socrates: Philosophy.

Bertha: Oh, we have philosophers here.

Socrates: Where are they?

Bertha: In the philosophy department.

Socrates: Philosophy is not department.

Bertha: Well, we have philosophers.

Socrates: Are they dangerous?

Bertha: Of course not.

Socrates: Then they are not true philosophers.”
― Peter Kreeft, Socrates Meets Jesus: History's Greatest Questioner Confronts the Claims of Christ

“Xav sprinkled olive oil on his lettuce. 'Lola was very particular that it all had to fit properly.'
'Lola?' squeaked Diamond. I wanted to warn her not to rise to the bait Xav was dangling in front of her but it was too late.
Xav added some Parmesan and pepper. 'Suspicious, Diamond? You should be. This is a bachelor party I'm organizing, not a school outing, and it is going to tick all of Trace's boxes. Lola is either a very efficient water sports instructor or an exotic dancing girl; I'll leave it your imagination.'
I rolled my eyes at Diamond. 'Myabe she's both. I mean the guys will really go for that, I guess. Don't worry,Di, Luigi and his crew will not disappoint us girls.' Luigi was in fact Contessa Nicoletta's little bespectacled chef with whom I had been consulting about the menu for Friday, but the Benedicts weren't to know that. 'He has promised to provide something suitably spicy for our tastes.”
― Joss Stirling, Seeking Crystal

“What you're looking for is already inside you. You've heard this before, but the holy thing inside you really is that which causes you to seek it. You can't buy it, lease it, rent it, date it, or apply for it. The best job in the world can't give it to you. Neither can succes, or fame, or financial security - besides which, there ain't no such thing.”
― Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

“it was like trying to see a shadow in the dark.”
― Melissa Andrea, Flutter

“Neglecting to ask God's counsel, neglecting to seek God's timing, you step in to *handle* things. And by and by, you've got a mess on your hands.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“Novelty is a new kind of loneliness.”
― Wendell Berry

“Those mortals who operate in the grey area between conviction and incredulity are in a position to choose most meaningfully, and with most meaningful consequences […] Perhaps only a doubter can appreciate the miracle of life without end.”
― Terryl L. Givens, The God Who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life

“Let one who seeks not stop seeking until that person finds.”
― T. Scott McLeod, All That Is Unspoken

“A person who seeks wisdom will find it.”
― T. Afsin Ilgar, Locked Lives

“We were seekers. You are that which is sought, Joshua. You are the source. The end is divinity, in the beginning is the word. You are the word.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal

“A game like sardines is scary, not so much for the hider but for the seekers. It's scary because you lose your companions and the whole world creeps up quiet and you slowly realize you're going to stumble upon a secret place where everyone will jump out at you. And then, when you are the very last seeker, you start to wonder if you're the only person in the world. If the hiding place somehow sucked up the players and the last one has to decide to run away or get sucked up, too.”
― Suzanne Palmieri, The Witch of Little Italy

“The way is not clear, and it is when you do not have clarity, when this is allowed, that you will finally have clarity.”
― T. Scott McLeod, All That Is Unspoken

“Why do you look among the bad for those who are good?”
― Moffat Machingura, How I Kissed Heartbreak Goodbye

“Seek for truth,
you'll find me;
Peek for lies,
you'll blind me”
― Munia Khan