F. Scott Fitzgerald on Summer’s New Beginnings

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”

˜F. Scott Fitzgerald (b. September 24, 1896 – d. December 21, 1940), The Great Gatsby

March Reflections: Remembering Louisa May Alcott

“There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.”

˜Louisa May Alcott (b. November 29, 1832 – d. March 6, 1888), Little Women