Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of the character, though few can decipher even fragments of their meaning. – Lydia M. Child

Angels fly because they take themselves lightly. – G. K. Chesterton

How do the angels get to sleep when the devil leaves the porch light on? – Tom Waits, “Mr Siegal,” Heartattack and Vine (Thanks, Paula)

There are nine orders of angels, to wit, angels, archangels, virtues, powers, principalities, dominations, thrones, cherubim, and seraphim. – St. Gregory The Great