“All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.”
― Once Upon a Wardrobe
― Once Upon a Wardrobe
“I have been asked if I’ve needed help so many times that I have been allowed to forget the question, the significance of it. I see, now, the way the love in my life has woven into a tapestry that I’ve been blessed enough to get to ignore. But not now, not anymore.”
― In Five Years
― In Five Years
“The fantastic and the imaginative aren't escapism . . . Good stories introduce the marvelous. The whole story, paradoxically, strengthens our relish for real life. This excursion sends us back with renewed pleasure to the actual world. It provides meaning. . . It takes us out of ourselves and lets us view reality from new angles. It expands our awareness of the world.”
― Once Upon a Wardrobe
― Once Upon a Wardrobe
“Maybe things can always get better between people who want to do a good job loving each other. Maybe that’s all it takes.”
― People We Meet on Vacation
― People We Meet on Vacation
“Every life should be guided and enriched by one book or another, don’t you agree? Certainly, every formative moment in my life has been enriched or informed by a book. You must be very careful about what you choose to read— unless you want to stay stuck in your opinions and hard-boiled thoughts, you must be very careful.”
― Once Upon a Wardrobe
― Once Upon a Wardrobe
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