"America. It is the only place where miracles not only happen, but where they happen all the time."
- Thomas Wolfe
Hope
"Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man."
- Thomas Wolfe
Adversity
"All things on earth point home in old October; sailors to sea, travellers to walls and fences, hunters to field and hollow and the long voice of the hounds, the lover to the love he has forsaken."
- Thomas Wolfe
Connection to Earth
"America – it is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only place where miracles not only happen, but where they happen all the time."
- Thomas Wolfe
Optimism
"“America. It is the only place where miracles not only happen, but where they happen all the time.”"
- Thomas Wolfe
Optimism
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy