In a world gone bad, a bear - even a bear standing on its head - is a comforting, uncomplicated, dependable hunk of sanity.

However time or circumstances may come between mother and her child, their lives are interwoven forever.

Always smile back at little children. To ignore them is to destroy their belief that the world is good.

A cat is a regency gentleman--elegant of pose, exquisite of manner, with spotless linen and an enthusiasm for bare knuckle fights, rampaging love affairs, duels by moonlight and the singing of glees. He expects immaculate service from his domestic staff, and possesses a range of invective that would make a navy blanch.

Integrity rings like fine glass. True, clear, and reassuring.

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

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.