From the ArcaMax Publishing, History & Quotes Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/quotes/s-27519-255697
After all, I don't see why I am always asking for private, individual,
selfish miracles when every year there are miracles like white
dogwood.
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America, which has the most glorious present still existing in the
world today, hardly stops to enjoy it, in her insatiable appetite for
the future.
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Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet
in a crowded day - like writing a poem or saying a prayer.
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By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not
have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class.
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Charles is life itself-pure life, force, like sunlight-and it is for
this that I married him and this that holds me to him-caring always,
caring desperately what happens to him and whatever he happens to be
involved in.
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Don't wish me happiness-I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond
that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor-I
will need them all.
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Duration is not a test of truth or falsehood.
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For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower
even from the cliffs of despair.