Prayer Is Asking For Rain And Faith

Change Is A Process Not An Event.

Laughter Is To Life What Shock Absorbers Are To Automobiles. It Won't Take The Potholes Out Of The Road, But It Sure Makes The Ride Smoother

We Can Never Untangle All The Woes In Other People's Lives. We Can't Produce Miracles Overnight. But We Can Bring A Cup Of Cool Water To A Thirsty Soul, Or A Scoop Of Laughter To A Lonely Heart.

Love Is What Makes Two People Sit In The Middle Of A Bench When There Is Plenty Of Room At Both Ends.

Teaching Literature Is Teaching How To Read. How To Notice Things In A Text That A Speed-reading Culture Is Trained To Disregard, Overcome, Edit Out, Or Explain Away; How To Read What The Language Is Doing, Not Guess What The Author Was Thinking; How To Take Evidence From A Page, Not Seek A Reality To Substitute For It.