Smells are the fallen angels of the senses.

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

Faith reinvigorates the will, enriches the affections, and awakens a sense of creativeness. Active faith knows no fear, and it is a safeguard to me against cynicism and despair.

Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would become blind.

Christmas Day is the festival of optimism.

Long before I learned to do a sum in arithmetic or describe the shape of the earth, Miss Sullivan had taught me to find beauty in the fragrant woods, in every blade of grass, and in the curves and dimples of my baby sister's hand.

To get Congress to do anything.