David Paul Kirkpatrick Quotes

He tossed a word like a ball, never letting it fall. Instead it swam in the air, without care, strung together with an art that came straight from his heart.

~ David Paul Kirkpatrick

The marriage bond is more than a civil contract. It is a reward for loving well.

~ David Paul Kirkpatrick

Sometimes there were troubles but no one can be a hero without the heart being torn open.

~ David Paul Kirkpatrick

Oh come, ‘though you have broken your promises a hundred times…Come home, stranger and alien, come home to me….Come home, space traveler, lover of leaving for I am here...

~ David Paul Kirkpatrick

The Music blows wherever Music pleases, you hear it’s sound, but you cannot tell where the Music comes from or where the Music is going.

~ David Paul Kirkpatrick

While the Holy Spirit is hidden, He is never, ever absent

~ David Paul Kirkpatrick

Heroes do not dwell in a time of peace; heroes are hardened in a kiln against the sorrows. Their troubles sharpen the blade and make it gleaming. The glint becomes a brightness that is raised high on a hill, allowing women and men to see beyond themselves. For light swallows darkness. Truth buries death. Heroes are not born. They are filled by Music.

~ David Paul Kirkpatrick

There will always be trouble so there will always be a time for heroes

~ David Paul Kirkpatrick

Be patient, child!” said the Music. “But she will forget me.” “Do not worry, child. I am there. I shall not forget.”And she stared out at the planets and gentle stars and the galaxies and became forlorn for she had known a special love.“The Universe is so large, just look at it!” she cried. “Believe.” The Music sang.

~ David Paul Kirkpatrick

It was a love that was not a contract but an affection of the soul.

~ David Paul Kirkpatrick

One day, all those who love in the society of Auld Lang Syne shall meet again. In the New City of the Burning Heart, there, the veil will drop. The arc of the seas shall finally know the skies. Day and night shall end. The clock tower will crumble. Time shall fly to the place of no more. For we were born for meaning. We were born to love. There, we shall all be together with all the lovelies ever known who chose mercy and kindness amidst the forget-me-nots and the countless stars.

~ David Paul Kirkpatrick

She saw the scarlet thread of her lips, the light in her eyes, the family through their love, their children running barefoot in a fresh field.

~ David Paul Kirkpatrick

The woman of her dreams went into her arms without shame or awkwardness as the boldness of Love overcame them both.

~ David Paul Kirkpatrick

There was no necessity for either to have the last word. For the first word became the only word of their romantic conversation.

~ David Paul Kirkpatrick

Their wedding night was at a little hotel in Paris. There were walk up steps and a lovely view. And all was well for these two.

~ David Paul Kirkpatrick