‘I do think that families are the most beautiful things in all the world!’ -Jo March, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott.

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you.” -Walt Whitman

“Sometimes I have loved the peacefulness of an ordinary Sunday. It is like standing in a newly planted garden after a warm rain. You can feel the silent and invisible life.” – Marilynne Robinson

“Your existence is a delight.” -Marilynne Robinson

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink in the wild air.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson