A Spike of Green When I went outThe sun was hotIt shone uponMy flower pot. And there I sawA spike of greenThat no one elseHad ever seen! On other daysThe…
The Longer We Dwell
The longer we dwell on misfortunes the greater is their power to harm us. ~ Voltaire
What Lies Within Us
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
You’ve Always Had The Power
You’ve always had the power, my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself. ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wizard Of Oz)
Home Is The Nicest Word
Home is the nicest word there is. ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder
Be On My Own Side
I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side. ~ Maya Angelou
Nothing But A Pupil
One repays a teacher badly if one always remains nothing but a pupil. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Kindness Is Never Wasted
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. ~ AESOP
Kindness and Mischief
I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. ~ Mary Oliver
Where My Books Go
All the words that I utter, And all the words that I write,
Must spread out their wings untiring,
And never rest in their flight,
Till they come where your sad, sad heart is,
And sing to you in the night,
Beyond where the waters are moving,
Storm-darkened or starry bright.
~ W. B. Yeats