Valerie

“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.”
― Washington Irving

“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”
― John Muir

“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

“Do your bit to save humanity from lapsing back into barbarity by reading all the novels you can.”
― Richard Hughes