It’s like, at the end, there’s this surprise quiz: Am I proud of me? I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth what I paid? – Richard Bach

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music. – Angela Monèt

If we had a keen vision and feeling of all that is ordinary in human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow and the squirrel’s heart beat, and we should die of that roar which lies on the other side of silence. – George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), 1819 – 1880

It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it. – Lillian Hellman, 1905 – 1984

Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past. Today’s Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday. – Gladys Taber, 1899 – 1980

It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air. – W. T. Ellis

Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of pleasures, costs nothing, and conveys much. – Erastus Wiman

Each day, and the living of it, has to be a conscious creation in which discipline and order are relieved with some play and pure foolishness. – May Sarton, 1912 – 1995

“There are things that we never want to let go of, people we never want to leave behind, but keep in mind that letting go isn’t the end of the world, it’s the beginning of a new life.” – Anonymous

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storms terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. – Vincent van Gogh, 1853 – 1890