Quote of the day #14

For Winter's rains and ruins are over,
And all the season of snow and sins;
The days dividing lover and lover,
The light that loses, the night that wins;
And time remembered is grief forgotten,
And frosts are slain and flowers begotten,
And in green underwood and cover
Blossom by blossom the spring begins.
~Algernon Charles Swinburne


"...to understand life's essential lessons, all one need do is turn to the wonders of nature; even the most violent of rainstorms will calm when afforded time. And if we were granted seasons without snow and sin, we would never know the blossoms of spring and hope; and from such hope, if we are in luck, comes peace."


"Courage isn't the trait of those trying to be heroes; it lies in the ones who, in spite of being afraid, find the strength inside them to continue on."

~Kristine McMorris 'Letters from Home'