The Prophet by Kalhil Gibran
You can read it in one sitting, but it will take a lifetime to digest.
Here's one of my favorite passages from the book:
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?
And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives? |