A teddy bear is your childhood wrapped up in faded yellow fur, and as such, he commands affection long after he is out grown.

If you've only one breath left, use it to say thank you.

Brooks too wide for our leaping, hedges far to high. Loads too heavy for our moving, burdens too cumbersome for us to bear. Distances far beyond our journeying. The horse gave us mastery.

Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, singers of songs.

When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us?

Medicines may be necessary. Flowers lift the heart. But your smile is the best restorative of all.

Human beings are drawn to cats because they are all we are not — self-contained, elegant in everything they do, relaxed, assured, glad of company, yet still possessing secret lives.