“There is a day of sunny rest For every dark and troubled night; And grief may hide an evening guest,...

“Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn’t hurt the untroubled spirit either.” ~ Elizabeth Zimmermann  

“Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.” ~ Thomas Carlyle

“What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.” ~ Bill Shankly  

“A map says to you. Read me carefully, follow me closely, doubt me not… I am the earth in the...

“Life and death are balanced as it were on the edge of a razor” ~ Homer

“My first thought was always a cigarette. It still is, but I haven’t cheated.” ~ Frederik Pohl

“Look after your laundry, and your soul will look after itself.” ~ W. Somerset Maugham 

“If you are cold, tea will warm you; if you are too heated, it will cool you; If you are...

“All anyone really needs to know about barbed wire is that it can tear the arse out of your trousers,...