Oh Dear, Life Is Pretty Tough Sometimes,

...and Jo Laid The Rustling Sheets Together With A Careful Hand, As One Might Shut The Covers Of A Lovely Romance, Which Holds The Reader Fast Till The End Comes, And He Finds Himself Alone In The Work-a-day World Again.

I Never Wanted To Go Away, And The Hard Part Now Is The Leaving You All. I'm Not Afraid, But It Seems As If I Should Be Homesick For You Even In Heaven.

Love Is The Only Thing That We Can Carry With Us When We Go, And It Makes The End So Easy.

But Buds Will Be Roses, And Kittens, Cats - More's The Pity.

...for Love Casts Out Fear, And Gratitude Can Conquer Pride.