“He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.”

“I am more afraid that this people have so much confidence in their leaders that they will not inquire for themselves of God whether they are led by him. I am fearful they settle down in a state of ...”

“If you educate a man you educate a person, but if you educate a woman you educate a family”

“If I do not know the will of my Father, and what He requires of me in a certain transaction, if I ask Him to give me wisdom concerning any requirement in my life, or in regard to my own course, or ...”

“Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.”

“If you are ever called upon to chasten a person, never chasten beyond the balm you have within you to bind up.”

“I wish I could make him understand that a loving good heart is riches enough, and that without it intellect is poverty.”

“By the way, if you get mad at your Mac laptop and wonder who designed this demonic device, notice the manufacturer's icon on top: an apple with a bite out of it.”

“God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly”

“A word mother, means a world to me.”

“Maa" The only word that holds power to give you strength when you are in pain.”

“STAINSWith red clay between my toes,and the sun setting over my head,the ghost of my mother blows in,riding on a honeysuckle breeze, oh lord,riding on a honeysuckle breeze.Her teeth, the keys of a ...”

“It seems to me that since I've had children, I've grown richer and deeper. They may have slowed down my writing for a while, but when I did write, I had more of a self to speak from.”

“It didn't matter that there was a war on our doorstep. She had things to do, places to be.”

“Stranger inside me, when you are born, I will give youa closed book and ask you never to read it, never rest, never forgive a man who wants to save you.”