A guest at a dinner party observed the strange expression on James Thurber's face. 'Don't be concerned,' said Thurber's wife. 'He's writing.'

- Sophy Burnham

prayer is nothing more than thought. It is a yearning of the heart.

- Sophy Burnham

I have a lion inside me, and I had to feed it words every few days; when I don't, it begins to eat me instead.

- Sophy Burnham

I think our animals are angels, earth-angels, pointing out for us the steadfast path of love, loyalty, optimism, faith, joy, hope. They teach us ever…

- Sophy Burnham

no one who has seen an angel ever mistakes it for a ghost. Angels are remarkable for their warmth and light, and all who see them speak in awe of the…

- Sophy Burnham

Angels live no place, as God lives no place. They live in the space of eternity, in the center of our hearts, and sometimes I think we each serve as …

- Sophy Burnham

We write to understand our deepest secrets to ourselves, to understand. We write in an outpouring of love. We write in secret, either for publication…

- Sophy Burnham

The urge is to create. The outcome belongs to God.

- Sophy Burnham

Coincidence is God's way of performing miracles anonymously.

- Sophy Burnham