Quote of the Day for 2016-05-23

"I remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child. What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood, tempered and balanced by knowledge and common-sense."

— Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) Journal entry (November 17, 1896)

Letter to three year old Eric Moore, one of the children of Potter's last governess, Annie Carter-Moore (August 21, 1892)

Quote of the Day for 2016-03-13

"I cannot think the disputes and jealousies of Heaven are tried and settled by the swords of earth."

— James Anthony Froude (1818-1894) The Nemesis of Faith, "Letter II"

The Battle Between the Israelites and Amalekites (Exodus 17:8-13) Illustration from Figures de la Bible, by Gerard Hoet (1728)

Quote of the Day for 2015-08-02

"Heaven is the place where the donkey at last catches up with his carrot."

— C. Kent Wright, Nectar in a Nutshell (Ladies' Home Journal)

Pardon My Planet comic strip by Vic Lee, April 7, 2014