Here on the pulse of this new day You may have the grace to look up and out And into your sister's eyes, Into your brother's face, your country And say simply Very simply With hope Good morning.

If a person - any human being - is told often enough, "You are nothing. You are nothing. You account for nothing. You count for nothing. You are less than a human being. I have no visibility of you", the person finally begins to believe it.

The world had taken a deep breath and was having doubts about continuing to revolve.

[Librarians] study their field with as much determination and as much delight as open-heart surgeons.

You dwell in whitened castles with deep and poisoned moats and cannot hear the curses which fill your children's throats.

Food served is always more than just food served. That is to say, it is more than just fuel for the body. Depending upon who has prepared the food and who has served it and with what spirit, it can uplift the - and around the world, in every culture, food is used to flirt, to be coy, a raise in the employment or to search for employment. It can bring warring factions together.

Look heavenward and speak the word aloud. Peace. We look at our world and speak the word aloud. Peace.