God is the Sun and when His rays fall upon your heart, not impeded by the clouds of egoism, the lotus blooms and the petals unfold. – Sathya Sai Baba

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars. – Henry Van Dyke

Sunbeams joy-pierce clouds. – Terri Guillemets, “Rays of happiness,” 2011

A few amber clouds floated in the sky without a breath of air to move them. The horizon was of a fine golden tint, changing gradually into a pure apple-green, and from that into the deep blue of the mid-heaven. – Washington Irving, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”