Alice Teets

“The more the heart is nourished with happiness, the more it is insatiable.”
― Gabrielle Roy

“They don’t teach this at medical school, but I’ve seen it in real life. People die in bits and pieces. A series of petites morts. Little deaths. They lose their sight, their hearing, their independence. Those are the physical ones. But there’re others. Less obvious, but more fatal. They lose heart. They lose hope. They lose faith. They lose interest. And finally, they lose themselves.”
― Louise Penny, The Beautiful Mystery

“Some people are gifted not only in seeing the best in people, but in convincing those people to see the best in themselves.”
― Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

“She learned to trade in kindness and discovered the tremendous value in small mercies and selfless giving. The more she gave, the more she seemed to have.”
― Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans