“ We tell ourselves stories in order to live, the novelist and essayist Joan Didion famously wrote. We also tell ourselves stories in order not to die. Edwidge Danticat
“ A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body. Benjamin Franklin
“ With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers and imaginative creators, the word 'intellectual' of c… Ray Bradbury
“ Failure to put the relationship on a slower timetable may result in an act that was never intended in the first place. Another important principle is to avoid the circumstances where compromise is lik… James C. Dobson
“ It was an emergency!" Seth blurted. "Read my lips - emergency reading - not some demented idea of fun. If I was starving, I would eat asparagus. If somebody held a gun to my head, I would watch a soap… Brandon Mull
“ Before you're given what you want, you'll first be tested with what you don't really want. Constance Friday
“ Be the girl you want your daughter to be. Be the girl you want your son to date. Be classy, be smart, be real, but most importantly be nice. Germany Kent
“ Isn't it strange how wise counsel can cool the hottest head? He made sense but my heart screamed protest. Robin Hobb
“ We have two natures within us, both struggling for mastery. Which one will dominate us? It depends on which one we feed. Billy Graham
“ The cross has become a symbol in much of the Western world, misused by many rock stars and others who do not comprehend its significance. Billy Graham
