This above all: to thine own self be true,

And it must follow, as the night the day,

Thou canst not then be false to any man.

~ William Shakespeare

Reflection, Lincoln City, Oregon 2018

We turn not older with years but newer every day.

~ Emily Dickinson

Young Mule Deer, Tucson, Arizona 2009

Let us be thankful to the people who bring us happiness; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

~ Marcel Proust

Crocus with Bee, Ashland, Ohio 2015

Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.

~ Hafiz

Cows, Villablino, Spain 2006

As you grow older, you’ll find that the only things you regret are the things you didn’t do.

~ Zachary Scott

Chuckwalla, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Yuma, Arizona 2008

Light tomorrow with today.

~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Acadia National Park, Maine 2007

Oh, I’ve had my moments, and if I had it do over again I’d have more of them. In fact, I’d try to have nothing else – just moments, one after another, instead of living so many years ahead of each day.

~ Anon.

Creosote Bush with Raindrops, Tucson, Arizona 2010

Nothing is worth more than this day.

~ Goethe

Peacock Feathers, Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, Arizona 2015

What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood?

~ Beatrix Potter

Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2006

The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.

~ Flora Whittemore

Colorful Doors in Barrio Viejo, Tucson, Arizona 2007