Alyssa

“And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon.”
― Edward Lear, The Owl and the Pussycat

“Another fresh new year is here . . .
Another year to live!
To banish worry, doubt, and fear,
To love and laugh and give!

This bright new year is given me
To live each day with zest . . .
To daily grow and try to be
My highest and my best!

I have the opportunity
Once more to right some wrongs,
To pray for peace, to plant a tree,
And sing more joyful songs!”
― William Arthur Ward, college administrator, writer (1921-1994)

“Beyond the East the sunrise, beyond the West the sea. And the East and West the wander-thirst that will not let me be.”
― Gerald Gould

“Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep—it can't be done abruptly.”
― Colm Tóibín