A teddy bear does not depend upon mechanics to give him the semblance of life. He is loved - and therefore he lives.

For every person who has ever lived there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the springs that are yours.

It's hard to be responsible, adult and sensible all the time. How good it is to have a sister whose heart is as young as your own.

Be wary of the horse with a sense of humor.

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.

Friendship is not diminished by distance or time, by imprisonment or war, by suffering or silence. It is in these things that it roots most deeply.

The trouble with sharing one's bed with cats is that they'd rather sleep on you than beside you.