Gracie Cable

“Welcome, New Year," said Captain Jim, bowing low as the last stroke died away. " I wish you all the best years of your lives, mates. I reckon taht whatever the New Year brings us will be the best the Great Captain has for us -and somehow or other we'll all make port in a good harbour.”
― L. M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams: Annotated Edition

“As to the learning that any person gains from school education, it serves only, like a small capital, to put him in a way of beginning learning for himself afterward.”
― Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason

“Because of Bethlehem, I have a Savior in heaven. Christmas begins what Easter celebrates. The child in the cradle became the King on the cross. And because he did, there are no marks on my record. Just grace. His offer has no fine print. He didn’t tell me, “Clean up before you come in.” He offered, “Come in and I’ll clean you up.” It’s not my grip on him that matters but his grip on me. And his grip is sure.”
― Max Lucado, Because of Bethlehem (with Bonus Content): Love Is Born, Hope Is Here

“You can’t, in other words, build a billion-dollar empire like Facebook if you’re wasting hours every day using a service like Facebook.”
― Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World