discovering Quotes

“Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”

“When we recognize it is impossible for us to perform a duty in our own strength, we will discover the secret of its accomplishment.”

“You must learn her. You must know the reason why she is silent . . . You must love her because many have tried and failed. And she wants to know that she is worthy to be loved, that she is worthy to be kept. And, this is how you keep her.”

“It was amusing to look at that colorful case so symbolic of an entire nation. Haiti, it is said, is the place to discover how much can be done with little.”

“To discover and to teach are distinct functions; they are also distinct gifts, and are not commonly found united in the same person.”

“He says that all that happens when you go far, far away is that you discover you’ve brought yourself along.”

“We are fragile creatures, and it is from this weakness, not despite it, that we discover the possibility of pure joy.”

″ Christine went back to books and discovered the lives of worthy women—queens, princesses, warriors, poets, inventors, weavers of tapestries, wives, mothers, sibyls, and saints.”

″ A mole, tired from tunneling along, discovered the mitten and burrowed inside. It was cozy and warm and just the right size, so he decided to stay.”

“It was hard to run on the cobblestone but Hendrika was enjoying the city at last.”

One day Bridget comes home to discover some moose sitting outside her building, and she decides to try them out as brothers.

“So, on beyond Zebra! Explore! Like Columbus! Discover new letters! Like WUM is for Wumbus.

“Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies…”

“Two children discover an odd cottage in the forest which is piloted by a faerie’s command.”

“There are many similar incidents like this as Serana and Metora discover the human world. Serana meets street musicians in the park and is offered brownies.”

“It happened at least partly because Noah had been the best man (quite by accident) at the wedding of Ethan’s grandmother and Nadia’s grandfather. It happened because Nadia discovered that she could not let a lot of baby turtles die.”

“They had been tramping for many days in search of it. They were very tired. Some had almost given up hope. Then, one afternoon, they had topped a rise and looked down. There below them, nestled between a towering mountain ahead and the hill on which they stood was a green, secret valley. Th people stared, speechless. They saw trees loaded with small blue fruits and field of flower they did not recognize.”

Discovered as a foundling in a lambing pen, Spider Sparrow grows up surrounded by animals. From sheep and horses to wild otters and foxes, Spider loves them all, even the crows must scare away the newly sown wheat.

Meshak is Otis’s oppressed, simpleminded son, who finally discovers an infant he considers special enough to risk saving out of the hundreds who have succumbed to his father’s brutality.

As part of a class assignment, he probes into local history and discovers the shocking truth about the death of a school janitor years ago.

When his teacher discovers the plasticine going missing it turns out a lot more children have decided to do the same. They join them together and make one giant worry monster to share their worries.

“The misery is compounded when they discover that Removes are not even allowed to play netball.”