“The biggest reason most people aren’t more self-compassionate is that they are afraid they will become self-indulgent.  They believe self-criticism is what keeps them in line.

-Dr. Kristin Neff

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”

-F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes,  including you.”

-Anne Lamott

““Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice.”

-Nora Roberts