“ The pleasant converse of the fireside, the simple songs of home, the words of encouragement as I bend over my school-tasks, the kiss as I lie down to rest, the patient bearing with the freaks of my restless nature, the gentle counsels mingled with reproofs and approvals, the sympathy that meets and assuages every sorrow, and sweetens every little success--all these return to me amid the responsibilities which press upon me now, and I feel as if I had once lived in heaven, and, straying, had lost my way. J. G. Holland Novelist
“ Try, start always at home. This is my encouragement to all writers, start at home. All virtues and vices begin at home, and then spread abroad. Maya Angelou Author
“ Peace, comfort, quiet, happiness, I have found away from home. Only your own family, those nearest and dearest, can hurt you. Mary Boykin Chesnut Author
“ The moon and sun are travelers through eternity. Even the years wander on. Whether drifting through life on a boat or climbing toward old age leading a horse, each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. Matsuo Basho Poet
“ The privilege of feeling at home everywhere belongs only to kings, wolves and robbers. Honore De Balzac Novelist
“ Thank you, Mr. Rochester, for your great kindness. I am strangely glad to get back again to you: and wherever you are is my home—my only home. Charlotte Bronte Novelist