"The foot that is familiar with the grass belongs usually to a man of lighter heart than he whose soles seldom wander from the pavement; and the best elixir vitæ is a run, as often as we can contrive it, amid the sweets of new and lovely scenery, where nature sits, fresh from the hand of the Creator, almost chiding us for our delay."

“Billie Holiday's voice was the voice of living intensity of soul in the true sense of that greatly abused word.”

Source : "From Satchmo To Miles". Book by Leonard Feather, p. 84, 1987.

“Sin thrives in the dungeon, but slap it on the table for all to see, and it withers rather quickly.”

Source : Ted Dekker (2008). “Dekker 2 in 1 (Obsessed & Three)”, p.305, Thomas Nelson Inc

“The secret of happiness is variety, but the secret of variety, like the secret of all spices, is knowing when to use it.”

“Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.”

Source : Lawana Blackwell (2008). “The Dowry of Miss Lydia Clark (The Gresham Chronicles Book #3)”, p.433, Baker Books

“If you examine your motive for doing anything, you'll soon discover that your reason is that you believe it will make you happy.”

“I'm not ashamed to dress "like a woman" because I don't think it's shameful to be a woman.”

Source : "Is the word 'girl' offensive?" by Naomi McAuliffe, www.theguardian.com. May 27, 2014.

“I delight not in spreading any thing mysterious, for I consider it all lost time; but the things that all of us can see and know if we will.”

Source : Elias Hicks (1828). “The Quaker, Being a Series of Sermons by Members of the Society of Friends ...”, p.223

“There is only one thing age can give you, and that is wisdom.”