"When will I ever learn to accept what is given instead of always yearning for more? My lavish expectations too often tarnish my blessings."
— Joan Anderson (A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman)

"study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you."
— Frank Lloyd Wright

"the more you know, the more you love, and loving more, the more you enjoy."
— St. Catherine of Siena

"The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience."
— Emily Dickinson

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
— Dr. Seuss