“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”

― Anatole France

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
― Jorge Luis Borges

“Animals are born who they are, accept it, and that is that.

They live with greater peace than people do.”

― Gregory Maguire

“Rooms should look effortless and have an ease about them that soothes.”

– Alexandra Stoddard

“The creative process fills the project

with little pieces of your heart, your soul and your mind.

It’s a reflection of the workings of God in you from the inside out.”

– Mindy J Kaleta

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain

“Home is a day-to-day process which accommodates growth, change, and renewal.”

– Alexandra Stoddard

“I wouldn’t call myself an artist by any means.

I’ve just recently been yearning to learn how to draw stick people,

something simple and easy that portrays an emotion.

Then I add my words to it to touch the places in one’s heart.”

– Mindy J Kaleta

“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”

– Anne Frank

“If there’s a book that you want to read,

but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude,

then animals are better off than a lot of humans.”―James Herriot

“The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.”
― Maya Angelou, All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes

“Do you have hands? Excellent. That’s a good start. Can you hold a pencil? Great.

If you have a sketchbook, open it and start by making a line, a mark, wherever. Doodle. – Chris Riddell