Our joy in life is inexorably determined by the degree to which we love.

— Seth Adam Smith

Our lives are a journey. As we move forward, we will not only figuratively experience the geography of life: the exhilaration of high mountains, the tranquility of calm meadows, the isolation of treacherous canyons, but we will also experience the seasons of life: the hope of spring, the abundance of summer, the harvest of autumn, and yes, the darkness and depression of winter.

— Seth Adam Smith

Perhaps we are not really sinners in the hands of an angry God, after all. Perhaps we are all more like seedlings in the hands of a wise gardener.

— Seth Adam Smith

The only way to fight the surrounding darkness is to light a fire within us.

— Seth Adam Smith

The pumpkin is a uniquely American plant, widely regarded as one of the most magical plants in all the world.

— Seth Adam Smith

There are no shortcuts through the wilderness of life.

— Seth Adam Smith

There are two forces at work in the world: the power of light and the power of darkness.

— Seth Adam Smith

There is nothing more real than light.

— Seth Adam Smith

There's nothing more important in this world than caring for a child.

— Seth Adam Smith

This is the miracle of all miracles—when life sacrifices itself to become something greater. When it awakens to its potential and rises in power. That is true magic.

— Seth Adam Smith