Washington Irving, the author of the beautiful quote above, also wrote the wonderful short story “Rip Van Winkle,” about a man who goes to sleep in the Catskill Mountains for several decades, and when he wakes up, the world around him has drastically changed.
Marcia Gay Harden with her mother, Beverly, in 1991.Ī mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavyĪnd sudden fall upon us when adversity takes the placeĭesert us when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels toĭissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return
