"Live, love, wonder, and be nice!"

“Listening to God - which is a key part of practicing His presence - is not a method, but a walk with a person.”

Source : Leanne Payne (1999). “Listening Prayer: Learning to Hear God's Voice and Keep a Prayer Journal”, p.121, Baker Books

“It has become harder and harder to find books on a monthly basis that I feel absolutely compelled to share, .. I will continue featuring books on the 'Oprah Winfrey Show' when I feel they merit my heartfelt recommendation.”

“I'm obsessed with broccoli, carrots, celery, string beans, snap peas, black kale, brussels sprouts, cabbage - I could go on! They used to call me 'rabbit' when I was a kid. I hate mushrooms, though. I apologize to fungi lovers, but this way, there's more for you!”

“I've done all kinds of things I said I wouldn't do and, of course, now I'm glad. Thrilled.”

Source : "Diane Keaton Talks Aging, Sex And Having Plastic Surgery" by Elizabeth Snead, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 23, 2012.

“Social media are a catalyst for the advancement of everyone's rights. It's where we're reminded that we're all human and all equal. It's where people can find and fight for a cause, global or local, popular or specialized, even when there are hundreds of miles between them.”

“For me, poetry is a way of thinking, and like many poets, I'm driven by the idea of trying to find the impossible, perfect words: the words that will hold my subject.”

Source : "Poetry As a Way of Thinking: An Interview with James Arthur". Interview with Emilia Phillips, www.32poems.com.

“Virtue, like a dowerless beauty, has more admirers than followers.”

“[Angels] aid us in our personal mission. We have to learn to listen, for if we block the angels out, they become only the fairy beings of dreams and pleasant stories.”