Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope. – John Ciardi
A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in the students. – John Ciardi
You dont have to suffer to be a poet adolescence is enough suffering for anyone. – John Ciardi
Intelligence recognizes what has happened. Genius recognizes what will happen. – John Ciardi
My mother and dad were big animal lovers, too. I just dont know how I would have lived without animals around me. Im fascinated by them – both domestic pets and the wild community. They just are the most interesting things in the world to me, and its made such a difference in my lifetime. – Betty White