Deanne

“Love, hope, fear, faith - these make humanity; These are its sign and note and character”
― Robert Browning, Browning's Paracelsus: being the text of Browning's poem

“If only we could stand outside our lives and look at what we do, we might repair so many injuries before they're done.”
― Orson Scott Card

“Roses and thorns are parts of the same plant. Somehow though, some people are concerned mainly about the roses. The rose is not on the plant for more than a week, but the thorns are there forever.
Roses are teaching that the beauty of life will bloom, once you have taught yourself the lessons given by living with the thorns.”
― ST221

“There is nothing so mortifying as to fall in love with someone who does not share one's sentiments.”
― Georgette Heyer, Venetia