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“. . the humanities encourage the development of our own humanity. They are our instruments of self-exploration.”
― Michael Dirda

“. . if you are given lined paper, write crosswise. At least occassionally.”
― Michael Dirda

“we learn best by placing our 'confidence in men and women whose examples invite us to love what they love'(Robert Wilken).”
― Michael Dirda

“Throughout history the exemplary teacher has never been just an instructor in a subject; he is nearly always its living advertisement.”
― Michael Dirda

“there's no use trying to live in other people's opinions. The only thing to do is live in your own.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Emily Climbs

“Our greatest national resource is the minds of our children.”
― Walt Disney

“Reading can be a road to freedom or a key to a secret garden, which, if tended, will transform all of life.”
― Katherine Paterson

“Remember that "Help us grow this grass" is a far more effective sign than "Keep off the grass".”
― Norman Vincent Peale

“The leaves of our blessed lives fall to the ground and if we're wise like my grandfather, we gather them in a pile and keep them safe lest the winds of forgetfulness blow them away.”
― Philip Gulley

“We just never know. We think we do. We think we have life figured out, and in our arrogance we become hard. But life has a way of humbling us, of softening us. ”
― Philip Gulley

“When love takes you by the hand and leaves you better, that is home. That's the place to stake your claim and build your life.”
― Philip Gulley

“In the end . . . . . . . Stand where we feel led. Stand straight, stand tall, and try to remember that other folks might be led to stand elsewhere.”
― Philip Gulley, Home to Harmony

“Raw pain alarms. us. It reminds us that life isn't as orderly as we'd hoped. We demand that pain settle down before we shuffle it off to the quiet table. We want pain to stay in its own little section, want to keep it from spilling over into the other parts of life. Just like . lunch trays. Keep pain in its own little compartment.”
― Philip Gulley, Home to Harmony

“Wrinkled women lifting their faces, chasing their youth.
Fat men sucking in bellies.
Poor folks putting on airs.
Sinners acting like saints.
All of us keeping pace with our companions, stepping lively in this dance of deceit.”
― Philip Gulley, Home to Harmony