James Kavanaugh Professions : American priest Born : September 17, 1928 Died : December 29, 2009 Browse All Authors Top 11 quotes by James Kavanaugh I was born to catch dragons in their dens James Kavanaugh flower dream morning We searchers are ambitious only for life itself, for everything beautiful it can provide. Most of all we love and want to be loved. We want to live in a relationship that will not impede our wandering, nor prevent our search, nor lock us in prison walls; that will take us for what little we have to give. We do not want to prove ourselves to another or compete for love. James Kavanaugh wall beautiful giving I am one of the searchers. There are millions of us. We are not unhappy, but neither are we really content. We continue to explore ourselves, hoping to understand. We are drawn by the ocean, taken by its power, its unceasing motion, its mystery & unspeakable beauty. We like forests & mountains, deserts & hidden rivers, & lonely cities. Our sadness is as much a part of our lives as is our laughter. To share our sadness with one we love is perhaps as great a joy as we can know. James Kavanaugh laughter ocean lonely Don't you know James Kavanaugh rain earthquakes fun There are men too gentle to live among wolves. James Kavanaugh gentle men I was born to find goblins in their caves / And chase moonlight / To see shadows and seek hidden rivers / To hear the rain fall on dry leaves / And chat a bit with death across foggy nights. James Kavanaugh rain night fall For wanderers, dreamers, and lovers, for lonely men and women who dare to ask of life everything good and beautiful. It is for those who are too gentle to live among wolves. James Kavanaugh lonely beautiful men It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi mud. James Kavanaugh dancer dancing feet Little world, full of little people James Kavanaugh rolling people world I have no past--the steps have disappeared James Kavanaugh steps wind past We searchers are ambitious only for life itself, for everything beautiful it can provide. James Kavanaugh searchers ambitious beautiful