The greatest thing is not to believe in Santa Claus; it is to be Santa Claus.
I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a commonplace dauber, so I don't intend to try any more.
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can
If you feel your value lies in being merely decorative, I fear that someday you might find yourself believing that’s all that you really are. Time erodes all such beauty, but what it cannot diminish is the wonderful workings of your mind: Your humor, your kindness, and your moral courage. These are the things I cherish so in you. I so wish I could give my girls a more just world. But I know you’ll make it a better place. " -- Marmee, Little Women
The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.
We love what we can't have, and we can't have what we love
The diamond of character is revealed by the concussion of misfortune, as the splendor of the precious jewel of the mine is developed by the blows of the lapidary.
It's just a relief, really. I'm scared to die, but I want to die.
There is always need for good foster parents, people who have room in their homes, the openhearted people.