Jumala,
olen vain pieni liekki,
joka hiljaa on lepattanut kaukana
ja odottanut.

Nyt en tyydy siihen enää!
Tahdon leimuta!
Tahdon palaa korkeana!
Vain päivän ja yön!

-Katri Vala

 "What will it profit a man if he gains the world, yet loses his soul?
 
You ask me this. I know you do.
I haven’t gained the world. It was here all along, a wonderfully complicated and messy world that I was too afraid to be part of. And how could I lose my soul? God has given me this life, this heart, this desire for all things good and lovely and of excellent repute."

-Carolyn S. Briggs