The dynamic is very much--the guy is dying, but he's choosing to see the glory of life at that moment rather than curse it.

NPR: David Gray, Beyond 'Babylon'

From the shadow of the garage, I beheld the back yard, with its Norwegian maples, the tilted white birches, the ancient apple tree whose branches touched the windows of the family room, and for the first time, it seemed, I understood the green glory of this acreage as something indifferent to human life and quite apart from the Victorian manse set upon it.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield

Community councillor Sheila Campbell said the boxes had been deteriorating slowly and the scheme had restored them to their former glory, as well as allowing them to take on a useful new lease of life.

BBC: Scottish Borders village phone boxes get new 'hub' role