“May you live to see the green grass growing over your grave.” MayGrowingGreenGravesGrassOver YouGreen GrassGrass Growing Author:Frank R. Stockton
“May you discover your own special abilities and contribute them toward a better world.” WorldMayAbilitySpecialOver YouOriginality Author:Charlene Costanzo
“May your trails be dim, lonesome, stony, narrow, winding and only slightly uphill. May the wind bring rain for the slickrock potholes fourteen miles on the other side of yonder blue ridge. May God's dog serenade your campfire, may the rattlesnake and the screech owl amuse your reverie, may the Great Sun dazzle your eyes by day and the Great Bear watch over you by night.” MayEyeNightSidesWatchesSunDogWindBearsRainBlueMilesOver YouTrailsFourteenOwlReverieLonesomeDazzleRidgesCampfireRattlesnakesPotholes Author:Edward Abbey
“There is a curious comfort in letting go. After the agony, letting go brings numbness, and after the numbness, clarity. As if I can see the world for the first time, and my place in it, independent of you, a whole vista of what may be. Even if it is not grand or inspiring, it is real and solid, unlike the fantasy I've built around you. I will do this. I will triumph over you.” IfsWorldFirstsMayI CanRealWholeFantasyComfortLetting GoFirst TimeBuiltIndependentClarityCuriousTriumphOver YouAgonyNumbnessVistas Author:Julie Berry
“When a politician says, concerning an issue involving science, that the debate is over, you may be sure the debate is rolling on and not going swimmingly for his side.” MaySidesIssuesPoliticianDebateOver YouRollingInvolving Author:George Will