Creative Quotations from Monica Baldwin (1896-1975)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Monica Baldwin
(1896-1975) born on ??

English writer. She spent 28 years in a strictly enclosed convent, then returned to the world in 1941 and wrote of her discoveries and embarassments in "I Leap Over the Wall," 1961.

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The Sussex lanes were very lovely in the autumn. . . . spendthrift gold and glory of the year-end . . . earth scents and the sky winds and all the magic of the countryside which is ordained for the healing of the soul.

What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God.

A wisp of gossamer, about the size and substance of a spider's web.

The refectory is a cenacle in which the taking of food is transfigured almost into a sacrament.

I have always felt that the moment when first you wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the 24 hours. No matter how weary or dreary you may feel, you possess the certainty that . . . absolutely anything may happen.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	On the English countryside, "I Leap over the Wall," 1950.
R:	In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997.
A:	On encountering modern lingerie after 27 years as a cloistered nun, "I Leap over the Wall," 1950.
N:	"I Leap over the Wall," 1950.
K:	"I Leap over the Wall," 1950.