Now he slept soundly through the nights and often he dreamed of trains and often of one particular train He was on it he could smell the coal smoke a world went by. And then he was standing in that world as the sound of the train died away. A frail familiarity in these scenes hinted to him that they came from his childhood. Sometimes he woke to hear the sound of the Spokane International fading up the valley and realized hed been hearing the locomotive as he dreamed.

We do not want to be beginners at prayer but let us be convinced of the fact that we will never be anything but beginners all of our lives. --Thomas Merton

To catch youre elusive dreams you must be prepared to track it to the ends of the earth. Let nothing stop youre pursuit of dreams.

Keep the faith. The vision is always for the appointed time. Be patient prayerful and wait for the fulfillment of your visions.

We all have goals and dreams. Say them aloud to yourself if they dont sound slightly impossible then they arent set high enough.

From dreams reality is born.

...the distance needed for humor is always missing from dreams.

I think we all at one time or another have been to this impossible place the enchanted land that exists between our dreams and reality. Most of us are only held there for a moment long enough to know it feels weird we then choose one or the other. I was stuck there unable to move from one to the next. I was swaddled in Xanadu itself wrapped up in the mysteries of the mind both the conscious and subconscious simultaneously. It was amazing.

Let me advise you my dear young friend-- nay let me warn you with all seriousness that should you leave these rooms you will not by any chance go to sleep in any other part of the castle. It is old and has many memories and there are bad dreams for those who sleep unwisely.

the best time to plant a tree is always twenty years ago. If for some reason you did not plant it then the next best time to plant a tree is now.