“Ja, Gebete versetzen Berge; aber man muss glauben und nicht so beten, wie wir als Kinder gebetet haben, dass der Schnee zu Zucker werde.”  Leo Tolstoi (Krieg und Frieden)

“A library is thought in cold storage.” – Herbert Samuel

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin

“A good marriage is the union of  two good forgivers.” – Ruth Bell Graham

“Many of the truths about maintaining a good relationship with God are also true for maintaining a healthy marriage.” – Hayden Shearman

“Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.” – Henri Nouwen