Watchman Nee used to tell of a Chinese Christian who was a poor rice farmer.

In a cemetery in Jaffrey, New Hampshire you can read the following epitaph:

Several older men were talking about the greatest liars they had ever seen.

A man saw an ad in the paper advertising a talking dog for twenty dollars. He knew it wasn't possible, but his curiosity got the best of him.

The great Methodist preacher, Charles Allen, used to tell the story of a little girl who was taking an evening walk with her father. Wonderingly, she looked up at the stars and exclaimed; "Oh, Daddy, if the wrong side of heaven is so beautiful, what must the right side be!"

There is an old legend of a swan and a crane.

In the book, Salt, the author describes a fictional character (though based on fact) who left the southern Appalachians to live and work in Kansas.

H.G. Wells once said, "If there is no God, nothing matters. If there is a God, nothing else matters!"

According to a March 31 Baptist Press story, "The percentage of Americans who play the lottery has dropped significantly in recent years while the percentage who visit casinos has risen slightly, a Gallup poll shows.

For many years the license plates of New Hampshire, bore the slogan, made famous by Revolutionary War general John Stark - live free or die.