“Presence will minish awe.”

“He was gentle, like a man mindful of his own strength.
In my dreams I beheld the kings of the earth standing in awe in His presence.”

“I had been afraid of the awful presence of the river, which was the soul of the river, but through her [Ultima] I learned that my spirit shared in the spirit of all things.”

“I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day.”

“The presence of a thought is like the presence of a lover.”

“It's awful bad luck to bring a woman aboard the ship."
"It's awful worse luck not to.”

“As in the presence of the Master, the Servants are equall, and without any honour at all; So are the Subjects, in the presence of the Soveraign. And though they shine some more, some lesse, when they are out of his sight; yet in his presence, they shine no more than the Starres in presence of the Sun.”

“The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they've found it.”

“Everything was good.
But it was awful, too.”

“The awful phantom of the hungry poor.”