Ann Hoff > Ann's Quotes

“There are some people so lonely, they think God is lonely too-”
― Carl Sandburg

“Love returns to love, again, and again and again.”
― Ann Marie Hoff, Animal Lover: One Woman's Fascinating Journey to Uncover the Spiritual Purpose of Pets

“My little dog—a heartbeat at my feet.”
― Edith Wharton

“No one worth possessing
Can be quite possessed;
Lay that on your heart,
My young angry dear;
This truth, this hard and precious stone,
Lay it on your hot cheek,
Let it hide your tear.
Hold it like a crystal
When you are alone
And gaze in the depths of the icy stone.
Long, look long and you will be blessed:
No one worth possessing
Can be quite possessed.”
― Sara Teasdale, Strange Victory

“It is winter, and very cold. There are icicles against the glass, and frost. I am tracing a pattern, before it melts. Before it fades, and is lost for good, like memories”
― Suzy Davies, Johari's Window

“I want to sling a stone, a small rock into a pool, see it ripple. I want to shake a tree, create a small storm..”
― Suzy Davies, Johari's Window

“If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.”
― Anatole France

“The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the mind for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.”
― Anatole France

“A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.”
― Anatole France

“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.”
― Anatole France

“The smallest feline is a masterpiece.”
― Leonardo da Vinci

“Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.


With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.”
― Max Ehrmann, Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life