Karl Barth

"Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God."

— Karl Barth

1886 - 1968

Dean Acheson

"The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time."

— Dean Acheson

1893 - 1971

Henry Moore

"To be an artist is to believe in life."

— Henry Moore

1898 -1986

Margaret Atwood

"The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them; there ought to be as many for love."

— Margaret Atwood
Canadian Novelist

1939 -

Nathaniel Hawthorne

"Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you."

— Nathaniel Hawthorne
American Novelist

1804 - 1864

Gerard de Nerval

"Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature."

— Gerard de Nerval

1808 – 1855