“I never weary of great churches. It is my favorite kind of mountain scenery. Mankind was never so happily inspired as when it made a cathedral.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

“I like melancholy. I like to pretend that I’m alone in the world and I’m just sort of abandoned.” ~ Jamaica Kincaid

“Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.” ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn

“Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person’s day. It’s all about paying it forward.” ~ Mariska Hargitay