What a hero Tom was become now! He did not go skipping and prancing, but moved with a dignified swagger as became a pirate who felt that the public eye was on him. – Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Skipping subtracts years from your heart, adds joy to your life, multiplies your happiness, and divides your stress. It’s a prime exercise, and I count it among one of my greatest blessings. – Terri Guillemets
A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity. – Alexander Pope