And the Sabbath bell, That over wood and wild and mountain dell Wanders so far, chasing all thoughts unholy With sounds most musical, most melancholy.

I lived to write, and wrote to live.

Fireside happiness, to hours of ease Blest with that charm, the certainty to please.

Long on the wave reflected lustres of play.

Kindred objects kindred thoughts inspire, As summer clouds flash forth electric fire.

Women have the understanding of the heart, which is better than that of the head.

Man to the last is but a froward child; So eager for the future, come what may, And to the present so insensible.

Gentle to others, to himself severe.

To know her was to love her.

Every day a little life, a blank to be inscribed with gentle thoughts.

When a new book is published, read an old one.

Never feel like you need to visit him, ever?" "I see him every morning in the mirror. I think of him as the ghost version of me. And who needs to visit your own ghost?

Knowledge and the study of God's Word is voided by the folding of unwilling hands.

There is no problem so big it cannot be run away from.

I am immortal till my work is accomplished

Grace makes you gracious. The Giver makes you give.

It's not always the best team that wins the game it's the team that plays better.

Ive never really been the type to dress up like the other girls do. Im more of a casual, relaxed kind of girl. More athletic.

I'm not worried. Good luck, ... the center of gravity.

I love to fool my readers, but in a good way. If you've read any of my work, there's a good chance that at some point I surprised you.

Only fools imagine they are already awake. How clearly they understand everything! How easily they distinguish this deception from that reality!