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It is long since I could have adventured on eternity, through God's mercy and Christ's merits; but death remained somewhat terrible, and that now is taken away; and now death is no more to me, but to cast myself into my husband's arms, and to lie down with Him. Donald Cargill

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I have followed holiness, I have taught truth, and I have been most in the main things; not that I thought the things concerning our times little, but that I thought none could do anything to purpose in God's great and public matters, till they were right in their conditions. Donald Cargill

Truth God Great Thought Matters Our Followed Purpose Could Main Most Concerning None Till Were Been Conditions Times Taught Anything Public Holiness Little Right Things

I wish your increase in holiness, number, love, religion, and righteousness; and wait you, and cease to contend with these men that are gone from us, for there is nothing that shall convince them but judgment. Donald Cargill

I wish there were more true conversion, and then there would not be so much backsliding, and, for fear of suffering, living at ease, when there are so few to contend for Christ and His cause. Donald Cargill

Suffering Fear Cause Christ Wish Few Living Ease Would More True Contend Were His Conversion Then Much

I say, traitors; as some men live upon the reward of treachery, for their quiet and liberty; if it may be called a liberty, as it is redeemed with the betraying of the interest of Christ, and the blood of His people. Donald Cargill

People Liberty Reward Christ Men Live Say Some Some Men Betraying Redeemed His Blood Quiet Traitors May Interest Treachery

Fear not; and the God of mercies grant a full gale and a fair entry into His kingdom, which may carry sweetly and swiftly over the bar, that you find not the rub of death. Donald Cargill

But seek till ye find, and, whatever ye find for the present, let your last act be to lay and leave yourselves on the righteousness of His Son, expecting life through His name, according to the promise of the Father. Donald Cargill

A writer without a pen would be like a duck without water! Donovan

Water Pen Would Would-Be Writer Like Like A Duck Without Duck

Publishers and record companies love a broken heart. Donovan

Love Broken Heart Broken Heart Record Record Companies Companies Publishers

Songwriting is a burst of inspiration and then a long bit of work and a tremendous bit of desperation. Donovan

Work Desperation Long Tremendous Bit Inspiration Songwriting Burst Then

I get plastic nails done in the salon. When I was younger, they were stronger, but now I get my nails built up. Then I can dance over the strings. I say, 'Okay, I need four nails; I'm a guitarist.' Sometimes if I'm in a strange place, the girl says, 'Yeah, all the guys say that.' Donovan

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On the outskirts of the desert in Yemen, there was a cafe with a jukebox that had 'Sunshine Superman' on it. I loved that. Donovan

Cafe Sunshine Superman Had Yemen Loved Desert

Celebrities can suffer a horrible loneliness even though they have millions of fans. I started doing meditations because I realized that a spiritual path was necessary. Donovan

Loneliness Spiritual Path Fans Meditations Though Horrible Spiritual Path Because Doing Celebrities Realized Even Suffer Necessary Started Millions

What I needed and actually need is a discipline of tradition, which is lacking in our civilization. Discipline of tradition and the ceremony of humbleness. Donovan

Discipline Our Civilization Tradition Lacking Which Ceremony Actually Need Needed

I have amassed an enormous amount of songs about every particular condition of humankind - children's songs, marriage songs, death songs, love songs, epic songs, mystical songs, songs of leaving, songs of meeting, songs of wonder. I pretty much have got a song for every occasion. Donovan

Love Death Marriage Song Love Songs Every Enormous Meeting Pretty About Mystical Songs Particular Occasion Got Leaving Condition Wonder Children Epic Much Amount Humankind

I can't help it: when something strikes me, I write it down. Donovan

Me Down Strikes Something Write Help

My dad would always ask, 'How's the money?' but I was never interested. Millions came and went, stolen by the robbers in the music industry. But as someone said, 'You'll never be poor as long as you can pick up a guitar.' Donovan

I wasn't perfect, although during the '60s, I may have appeared to be. After all, I was partying away there for awhile. From age 17 to 25, I worked only on the outer man, and I did pretty well, but I needed to go back and work on the inside. Donovan

My particular space has always been quite unique in popular music. I have a background in R&B and hard rock and straight pop, but I never went all the way with any of those genres. Donovan

I already had top 10 records before 'Sunshine Superman,' with 'Catch the Wind' and 'Colors,' but this was a real breakthrough for me. It was a consciousness change for songwriting, as people are now saying I initiated the psychedelic revolution with this album, 'Sunshine Superman.' Donovan

Before, it had been fame, and then super-fame came. And then it became super-super-fame. One loses one's personal life, really; you're recognized everywhere. But I embraced that. Donovan

Life You Before Personal Life Everywhere Recognized Embraced Had Became Came Loses Been Fame Personal Then Really

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