A Seeker's Journey: A Memoir of Musings and Meaning - Hardcoverby Fran Berkell Rafferty (Author) Fran Berkell Rafferty was in college when she first saw the quote by Dag Hammarskjold, "If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer." Throughout the next four decades while busy pursuing degrees, marrying, and raising a family, she would often pause and question whether she was growing in direction of that mantra. In a collection of philosophical musings based on her personal experiences, Berkell Rafferty