Peggy Jackson

“Loved ones are sometimes taken from us, either by death or other circumstances outside our control. Yes, we should lament their departure and yes, we should pray for them often. But we shouldn't dwell so deeply upon such vacancies that life itself becomes empty.”
― John Shors, Beneath a Marble Sky

“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"

"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"

"I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet.

Pooh nodded thoughtfully. "It's the same thing," he said.”
― A.A. Milne

“without you there is only me, and with you there is us.”
― John Shors, Beneath a Marble Sky

“A sibling would be the one person in the whole world who would be with you from birth until death. At every step, she or he would be there.”
― John Shors, Beside a Burning Sea