I studied a crescent moon hung crooked in a plum purple sky and thought about what it would be like to truly be seen.

I couldn't take my eyes off him. Like a desert wanderer afraid of mirages, I gazed at my oasis, but he was real.

Books are boring, " James said as he wrote."They line the walls like a thousand leather doorways to be opened into worlds unknown, " I offered.

It was all real and blazing with detail. But I was shadow, light as mist, mute as the wallpaper.

As I look around the quiet room, I see a thousand leather covers like doorways into worlds unknown.

A sea of dreams trapped in a span of pressed pages

Perhaps I couldn’t tickle the inside of his ear, but I could reach the mysterious curves of his mind.

If you dare take the challenge, you will possess the courage to conquer.

When we are authentic, when we act out of presence and awareness, it also gives nourishment to the inner being of people around us.

One-time rival and subsequent usurper Secretary of State Seward finally settled into an assessment of Lincoln that, "His confidence and compassion increase every day.

Shopkeepers —the great landed and commercial interests—regularly sat and slept, and where the two publicans occupied pews, but seldom made even the pretence of worshipping.

Teach us to pray often, that we may pray oftener.

I guess not being able to hear just made me adventurous and daring. And in most cases, that didn't make my parents very happy with me.

Mr. Dallstrom is a bald, scarecrow of a man with a poochy stomache. Think of a pregnant Abraham Lincoln.

Turn your love into promises, that when you doubt your love, you may simply ask, "Am I keeping my promises?"

It's often hope, hopeful movie making. You're always looking for catchphrases. That's always funny, when you're looking for that future line. "Uh oh, future line. Okay."

Self-respect to be nourished in the mind of the pupil, is one of the most valuable results of a well conducted education.