True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. – William Penn
Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers. – William Penn
O Lord, help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand. – William Penn
Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world, the small and magical-in-their-own-right sorts of things that we take for granted and no longer pay attention to, like the bonds of friendship that entwine our own lives with those of other people and places. – Charles de Lint