I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour. – William Ralph Inge (1860-1954)
The rain began again. It fell heavily, easily, with no meaning or intention but the fulfilment of its own nature, which was to fall and fall. – Helen Garner
It is the artist who realizes that there is a supreme force above him and works gladly away as a small apprentice under Gods heaven. – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn