Madison

“To use strong language, she thought, was a sign of bad temper and lack of concern for others. Such people were not clever or bold simply because they used such language; each time they opened their mouths they proclaimed I am a person who is poor in words.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, Blue Shoes and Happiness

“When I held Beatrice, I caught scabies and lice. But it didn’t matter. My only goal is to love more.”
― Heidi Baker, Compelled by Love: How to Change the World Through the Simple Power of Love in Action

“Most problems could be diminished by the drinking of tea and the thinking through of things that could be done while tea was being drunk. And even if that did not solve problems, at least it could put them off for a little while, which we sometimes needed to do, we really did.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, Blue Shoes and Happiness

“Rule with the heart of a servant. Serve with the heart of a king.”
― Bill Johnson