Daniel Maclise (whose 1839 oil of Dickens hangs today at the National Portrait Gallery).
Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.
I don't have a lot of patience for stories in which women are rescued by men.
Its really hard to recall the day you became friends with special people.
Don't hang out with people who are:UngratefulUnhelpfulUnrulyUnkindlyUnlovingUnambitiousUnmotivatedor make you feel...Uncomfortable
God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get things.
Why this candle?Why this cake?The day of my birth is not today.I was born when you said, 'Hey.
Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.
what is not true does not exist in this moment.
It is still cheating, even if nobody comes.
The richest man is he who lives simply but has an abundance of love and kindness to give away.