Harriet Beecher Stowe thought Uncle Tom's Cabin was written through her by Another Hand, so little did she know what was going to happen from moment to moment in the book. She herself was amazed at what she was writing. — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
Harriet Beecher Stowe was thirty-nine when she began Uncle Tom's Cabin. She had given birth to seven children and seen one die. She wrote her book to be serialized in an abolitionist newspaper. Much of it she composed on the… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
There are so many different kinds of writing and so many ways to work that the only rule is this: do what works. Almost… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
Angels come in all sizes and shapes and colors, visible and invisible to the physical eye. But always you are changed from having seen… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Harriet Beecher Stowe thought Uncle Tom's Cabin was written through her by Another Hand, so little did she know what was going to happen… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
We all have angels guiding us...They look after us. They heal us, touch us, comfort us with invisible warm hands...What will bring their help?… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
We write to understand our deepest secrets to ourselves, to understand. We write in an outpouring of love. We write in secret, either for… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
It is said that angels come as thoughts, as visions, as dreams, as animals, as the light on the water or in clouds and… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
To believe in God or in a guiding force because someone tells you to is the height of stupidity. We are given senses to… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
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… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
So loving is the universe, so joyful, so determined to give us everything we need and to love us and show us the way… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
... where do they go when they die? We hear of the elephant graveyards, where the elephants go to die, but how much more… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
Prayer is a law of the universe, like gravity. You don't even have to believe in God to ask. — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
