Henry van Dyke:
(Germantown, 10 November 1852 – Princeton, 10 April 1933).
American Protestant preacher, writer and poet. He was very popular in the first decades of the 20th century. He published several short stories, poems and essays.

Man is the animal that has made friends with the fire.

I’m only wishing to go a-fishing. For this, the month of May was made.

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.