Snow falling soundlessly in the middle of the night will always fill my heart with sweet clarity.
(~Novala Takemoto)

She thought of Joseph and how love can start with something as simple as the gift of a peanut.

She thought of Cornelius and Lafayette, and as she offered a berry to Violet, she thought how good it was to have friends.
(~Henry Cole, A Nest for Celeste)

Mostly, a hero knows what the right thing to do is, and does it. No hesitation. And no calling any attention to himself. 
(~Lenore Look, Alvin-Ho: Allergic To Dead Bodies, Funerals, And Other Fatal Circumstances)

She thought to herself, “This is now.”

She was glad that the cozy house, and Pa and Ma and the firelight and the music, were now. They could not be forgotten, she thought, because now is now. It can never be a long time ago. 

(~Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House In The Big Woods)

“…we got each other,” she said, “and that’s a lot.” 
(~Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting)

Generally by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are Real, you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.
(~Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit)

She shook her head and laughed.“Glory, sweetie, our hands aren’t a thing alike. But they match up pretty good.” 
(~Augusta Scattergood, Glory Be)