“Maybe the Americans should have brought baseballs instead of bombs.”

“Where are the stars on this dark, dark, night?Where is there tiny twinkling light?Where is the music?Where is the song?Where are the colors?Something is wrong.Sometimes stars hide in the clouds,and their light seems far away.Sometimes voices are hushed and still,and the rainbow fades to gray.Sometimes the world is topsy-turvy,and nobody really knows why;Sometimes sad things happen,and even grown-ups cry.But always, my child, always,you are safe here in my arms.The world may be topsy-turvy,but I will shelter you from harm.Always the stars are twinkling,even when clouds hide their light.I promise you voices will sing again,and colors will again shine bright.I promise there is always tomorrowfor starlight and rainbows and song;My love will always surround youunchanged, unbroken, and strong.”

“Sometimes the words people don't say are as powerful as the ones they do.”

“Maybe love is likea monsoon rain.When it rainsreally hard and heavy,it seems like it will never endand we'll swim in mudforever.But then the wind shiftsand the earth growsdry and cracked.Every gurgle and oozetiptoes awayand we're left wishingand waitingfor rain again.Maybe love is like that.Maybe the wind shiftsand love just tiptoes away.”

“We have found you and we love you. You will never be alone. I will sing to you of morning, I will stay until it's light. I will sing to you of laughter on the other side of night.”

“There is darkness on the water. There is darkness on the land. There is darkness all around us, but I will hold your hand. You are safe, my precious child. You are safe now, you are home. We have found you and we love you. You will never be alone.”

“Some cancers are sneaky.They're silent and invisible.They creep up on youand invade so deep on the insidethat no one on the outsideeven knows the cancer's thereuntil it's too late.”