The air had a cool crispness to it and the leaves on the trees had begun turning yellow and red.

It was a glorious illusion and she fell asleep before it ended.

You are never too old to have an active imagination.

We have overcome heartaches by being kind to others and by supporting each other.

I think magic is hard for most people to believe in, because our lives are typically without it. Sometimes the supernatural is disguised behind other things like bravery.

... but in the winter they were ensconced in a white powder of sparkling snow.

In the winter, the snow had become glittery fairy dust that had given all the creatures of the meadow warm clothes and a fire to help them endure the winter.

Elle wondered if heart could smile, because she felt that her joy reached her inner being.

She didn't use any artificial light, but let the glow from the silver moon in the north and the periwinkle moon in the south to guide her.

Although I voted against the initial resolution approving the war in Iraq, I have consistently voted to support our troops with much-needed armor and supplies.

In the dark, time feels different than when it is light.

I don't always run in the mornings, but I am definitely better if I run in the mornings.

I think joy is just as instructive as pain, and I like it better. I never meant to suffer any more than I could help; my nature was meant for happiness, a daylight art and living.

There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build.

To be an environmentalist is to care about the environment and care about life on planet Earth.

What we call creative work, ought not to be called work at all, because it isn't. I imagine that Thomas Edison never did a day's work in his last fifty years.

I was always face to face with total futility and powerlessness.

Transition is the natural process of disorientation and reorientation that marks the turning points in the path of growth...transitions are key times in the natural process of self-renewal

Before you change your thinking, you have to change what goes into your mind.