Martha Beck: "If it were possible..."

"If it were possible to convey in words the true experience of a dream, we probably wouldn't need dreams in the first place. They come from someplace beyond our rational and verbal minds, and are by nature indescribable."

—Martha Beck, Expecting Adam

Martha Beck: "The strangeness, the curiosity..."

"The strangeness, the curiosity, the wonder keeps pushing outward, begging to be communicated, needing air and company."

—Martha Beck, Expecting Adam

Martha Beck: "The word mother is..."

"The word mother is more powerful when it is used as a verb than as a noun."

—Martha Beck, Expecting Adam

Gilda Radner: "Some stories don't have..."

Diana Cortes: "Be grateful for the..."

"Be grateful for the magic of long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound."

—Diana Cortes

Cicero: "A thankful heart is..."

"A thankful heart is the greatest virtue."

-Cicero

Albert Schweitzer: "We should all be grateful..."

"We should all be thankful for those people who kindle the inner spirit."

—Albert Schweitzer

Melody Beattie: "Gratitude unlocks the fullness..."

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life."

—Melody Beattie

C. K. Chesterton: "Gratitude is happiness doubled..."

"Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder."

—C. K. Chesterton

Henry Ward Beecher: "Gratitude is the fairest..."

"Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul."

—Henry Ward Beecher

Ralph Waldo Emerson: "I am grateful for..."

"I am grateful for small mercies and long friendships."

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

Cynthia Ozick: "We often take for granted..."

"We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude."

—Cynthia Ozick