Summer afternoon – summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.

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"She is like a revolving lighthouse; pitch darkness alternating with a dazzling brilliance!"

- Henry James

Love

"I’m yours forever—forever and ever. Here I stand; I’m as firm as a rock. If you’ll only trust me, how little you’ll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours."

- Henry James

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"I think patriotism is like charity – it begins at home."

- Henry James

Belief

"“Patriotism is like charity—it begins at home.”"

- Henry James

Belief

"Patriotism is like charity—it begins at home."

- Henry James

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"Don’t look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance."

- Anne Lamott

Joy

"Tuesdays are for chasing rainbows and dancing in the rain."

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"You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness."

Joy

"Taste and see how good the Lord is! The one who takes refuge in him is truly happy!"

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"The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays."

- W. C. Jones

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