I am simpler and more human in a setting where simplicity and the sacred human gesture are norms rather than exceptions.
~ Dennis Leder in "Presence," Vol. 1, No. 2, May, 1995
Our homes will be very quiet at this time. But I have often found that the quieter my surroundings, the more vividly I sense my connection with you all. It's as if, in solitude, the soul develops organs of which we're hardly aware in everyday life.