the book mystery
"let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit"
"in much of your talking, thinking is half murdered"
"for thought is a bird of space , that in a cage of words may indeed unfold its wings but cannot fly"
"when love beckons to you, follow him,
though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
though the sword hiddenamong his pinions may wound you....
..For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth
so he is for your pruning.."
"Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you."
If I could, I would quote this entire book. Anyone have any guesses as to which book I'm speaking of?