Steve

“Though [Abraham Lincoln] never would travel to Europe, he went with Shakespeare’s kings to Merry England; he went with Lord Byron poetry to Spain and Portugal. Literature allowed him to transcend his surroundings.”
― Doris Kearns Goodwin

“Quietness is an essential part of all awareness. In quiet times and sleepy times, a child can dwell in thoughts of his own, and in songs and stories of his own.”
― Margaret Wise Brown

“may you kiss
the wind then turn from it
certain that it will
love your back”
― Lucille Clifton

“Beauty and ingenuity beat perfection hands down, every time.”
― Nalo Hopkinson, Sister Mine