Joyce Kinmont

"I see our children as young tender plants put into a hot house, given expert attention and care by a florist, until the plant is ready to be exposed to the wind, rain, and hail."
--Joyce Kinmont

Anonymous

"We rise to the level of our coaches."
--Anonymous

Og Mandino

If I have no other qualities I can succeed with love alone. Without it I will fail though I posess all the knowledge and skills of the world. I will greet this day with love in my heart.
--Og Mandino

Lloyd Alexander

“Evil conquered?' said Gwydion. 'You have learned much, but learn this last and hardest of lessons. You have conquered only the enchantments of evil. That was the easiest of your tasks, only a beginning, not an ending. Do you believe evil itself to be so quickly overcome? Not so long as men still hate and slay each other, when greed and anger goad them. Against these even a flaming sword cannot prevail, but only that portion of good in all men's hearts whose flame can never be quenched.”

― Lloyd Alexander

Kevin Hall

The pain is soon forgotten, but the memory of the victory lives on forever.
--Kevin Hall

Lloyd Alexander

“Life's a forge -

Yes, and hammer and anvil, too. You'll

be roasted, smelted, and pounded, and

you'll scarce know what's happening to

you. But stand proudly to it. Metal's

worthless till it is shaped and

tempered. More labor than luck. Face

the pounding, don't fear the proving;

and you'll stand well against any

hammer and anvil.”

― Lloyd Alexander

Lloyd Alexander

“Long ago I yearned to be a hero without knowing, in truth, what a hero was. Now, perhaps, I understand it a little better. A grower of turnips or a shaper of clay, a common farmer or a king--every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone.”

-- Lloyd Alexander