Shrines

Rabindranath Tagore Poet, Playwright, Novelist

"The traveler has to knock at every alien door to come to his own, and one has to wander through all the outer worlds to reach the innermost shrine at the end."

Douglas Southall Freeman Historian, Author

"We Virginians do not go to the storied shrines of the past to do worship but rather to gain inspiration."

Walter Russell Artist, Author, Philosopher

"I learned to cross the threshold of my studio with reverence, as though I were entering a shrine set apart for me to become co-creator with the Universal Thinker of all things."

Ralph Waldo Emerson Essayist, Philosopher, Poet

"The forest is my loyal friend A Delphic shrine to me."