"In books, I am free to soar and explore. Books free me from myself. I'm never alone. The greatest minds in history wait by my bed, sit patiently in bookcases, respond to my touch. I reach out and they are there, waiting to transport me to another realm." --Linda Weltner

"Reading is the soul's food, light, lamp refuge, consolation, and the spice of every spiritual savor." --Peter of Celle

"The most important gift is the gift of being. Your existence deserves to be called the first of your gifts."

"Master your thoughts by refusing to feed them despite their rage. Don't give them details and speculations to gnaw on."

"If you brood over an injury, past or present, you will soon feel the painful desire and thirst for revenge."

"We must engage in the unrelenting struggle to banish the countless distracting thoughts that plague our minds and to restrain them."

"When distracting thoughts annoy, try to pretend that you do not even notice their presence."

"Weigh your thoughts and desires as they arise, for you must learn to reject the least of them that might lead you to sin."

"I want you to outgrow dependence on your inconsistent emotions and come to experience God in the purity and depth of your soul."

The Cloud of Unknowing is a wonderful book written by an unknown author in the 14th Century. Read it for yourself. You will be glad you did.

"Restrict the desires for reading matter that does not furnish good food for the mind."

"It is the duty of everyone to be pleasant, to speak kindly."

"He who utters falsehood or practices deception loses his own self-respect."

"Moral purity, self-respect, and a strong power of resistance must be firmly and constantly cherished."

"Like the body, the mind derives its strength from the food it receives. It is broadened and elevated by pure strengthening thoughts; but it is narrowed and debased by thoughts that are earthly."

"Between an uncultivated field and an untrained mind there is a striking similarity. Unceasing care is needed in cultivating the soil of the mind." --Ellen G. White

"When you are inspired by some great purpose, all your thoughts break their bonds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties, and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be." --Patanjali