Aspirations pure and high Strength to do and to endure Heir of all the Ages, I Lo! I am no longer poor!

Buttercups, bright eyed and bold, hold their chalices of gold to catch the sunshine and the dew.

And the stately lilies stand Fair in the silvery light, Like saintly vestals, pale in prayer; Their pure breath sanctifies the air, As its fragrance fills the night.

April's rare capricious loveliness.

Around in silent grandeur stood The stately children of the wood; Maple and elm and towering pine Mantled in folds of dark woodbine.

Yet, O thou beautiful rose! Queen rose so fair and sweet. What were lover or crown to thee, without the clay at thy feet?

Stars will blossom in the darkness, Violets bloom beneath the snow.

No mother who stands upon low ground herself can hope to place her children upon a loftier plane. They may reach it, but it will not be through her.

Who soweth good seed shall surely reap; The year grows rich as it groweth old, And life's latest sands are its sands of gold!

One of the greatest secrets of great leaders

Nothing is rigid. Things change. You can change your mind. You can change your thinking.

All people are brave when their power is rising.

But the kind of love that God created and demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice and presence. It's a love that operates more like a sign language than being spoken outright.

Woo woo, secret vampire stuff!

A certain person may have, as you say, a wonderful presence; I do not know. What I do know is that he has a perfectly delightful absence.

What is your position at the company? Right back.

One can't be angry when one looks at a penguin.

I'm not writing great literature. I'm writing commercial fiction for people to enjoy the stories and to like the characters.

You know the real me," she said, stopping to peer up at him. "More than anyone else.