“Together in our house, in the firelight, we are the world made small.”

“This is our Smeg fridge, the whole house is made of Smeg. We're made of Smeg, aren't we, Roy?”

Dylan Moran (1971) Irish actor and comedian

“All the world is made of music. We are all strings on a lyre. We resonate. We sing together.”

Joe Hill (1879–1915) Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World

“I don't care if we have our house, or a cliff ledge, or a cardboard box. Home is wherever we all are, together”

James Patterson (1947) American author

“She thought to herself, "This is now." She was glad that the cozy house, and Pa and Ma and the firelight and the music, were now. They could not be forgotten, she thought, because now is now. It can never be a long time ago.”

Laura Ingalls Wilder book Little House in the Big Woods

“We live in our own world,
A world that is too small
For you to stoop and enter
Even on hands and knees,
The adult subterfuge.”

R.S. Thomas (1913–2000) Welsh poet

“We're building a house of the future together.
(What would we do without you?)”

Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer

“If we all work together, we can foster greater understanding, positive change and create a more peaceful world for ourselves, our children, our families and our communities.”

Michael Jordan (1963) American retired professional basketball player and businessman

“This is a present from a small, distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts and our feelings. We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours.”

Jimmy Carter (1924) American politician, 39th president of the United States (in office from 1977 to 1981)

“If the world acts together, we can make sure that all of our children enjoy lives of opportunity and dignity.”

Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America