"In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved." — John of the Cross, Spanish mystic, born 1542
"Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him." — John of the Cross, Spanish mystic, born 1542
"Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out." — John of the Cross, Spanish mystic, born 1542
"Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire." — John of the Cross, Spanish mystic, born 1542
"No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere." — Sheryl Crow, American singer, born 1962
"Music really becomes the soundtrack to the major events to your life." — Sheryl Crow, American singer, born 1962
"When you tune your guitar in a different way, it lends itself to a new way of looking at your songwriting." — Sheryl Crow, American singer, born 1962
"Traveling at the speed of darkness, everything arrives at the light." — Lorna Crozier, Canadian poet, born 1948
"Though I would never have believed it as a teenager, you do move past things, outgrow the person you were. Sometimes, just by staying alive, you find you have become someone who can live in the world after all." — Lorna Crozier, Canadian poet, born 1948
"Who but my mother held those small pieces of my childhood? Where would they go when she was gone?" — Lorna Crozier, Canadian poet, born 1948
"I don't know why, but women in a hair salon share their deepest secrets." — Penelope Cruz, Spanish actress, born 1974
"For we must be one thing or the other, an asset or a liability, the sinew in your wing to help you soar, or the chain to bind you to earth." — Countee Cullen, American poet, born 1903