If all the earth were paper white / And all the sea were ink / 'Twere not enough for me to write / As my poor heart doth think.

Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth.

The empty vessel giveth a greater sound than the full barrel.

The broken bone, once set together, is stronger than ever.

Time draweth wrinkles in a fair face, but addeth fresh colors to a fast friend, which neither heat, nor cold, nor misery, nor place, nor destiny, can alter or diminish

It is a blind goose that cometh to the fox's sermon.

The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.

When adversities flow, then love ebbs; but friendship standeth stiffly in storms.

The greater the kindred is, the lesse the kindnesse must bee.

Let the falling out of friends be a renewing of affection.

He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.

All hardships are seeds of growth. Your life will blossom when the lesson is complete. But remember, you were ALWAYS beautiful from beginning to full bloom.

Images are the pegs holding down memory's billowing tent.

To be reborn, you have to die first.

Once I had asked God for one or two extra inches in height, but instead he made me as tall as the sky, so high that I could not measure myself.

Winter is the reason for the spring; he who loves the spring must also love its reason!

If I lost weight, I'd be two-dimensional!

More people telling stories leads to more interesting perspectives in this world. I often think we wouldn't get to these political impasses if we had balance in storytelling.

My mother is such a lousy cook that Thanksgiving at her house is a time of sorrow.

You're never so bad you can't have a Savior, no matter how much you've sinned.

If the police believed that they were planning any form of resistance against the state, then you were just gone. Nobody knew where you were, and you just hoped to see that family member again.