The night is long
But fur is deep.
You will be warm
In winter sleep.

The food is gone
But dreams are sweet
And they will be
Your winter meat.

The cave is dark
But dreams are bright
And they will serve
As winter light.

Sleep, my little cubs, Sleep.

~Jane Yolen~

Wake in the deepest dark of night and hear the driving rain. Reach out a hand and take a paw and go to sleep again.
-Charlotte Gray

Bears are just about the only toy that can lose just about everything and still maintain their dignity and worth.
~Samantha Armstrong

To a child, Teddy is a bridge between a human and an animal. He doesn't mind being dressed in ridiculous hats, or even being read to. You can blame him for anything, and he won't deny it. His marvellous face expresses anything a child wants to feel or hear.
~Peter Bull

A teddy bear does not depend upon mechanics to give him the semblance of life. He is loved - and therefore he lives.
~Pam Brown

If you talk with the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them, you will not know them, and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears one destroys.
~ Chief Dan George

Once a bear has been loved by a human being, its expression is forever marked.
~Jama Kim Rattigan

And on the lighter side:
If you're a bear, you get to hibernate. You do nothing for six months. I could deal with that.
Before you hibernate, you're supposed to eat yourself stupid. I could deal with that too.
If you're a bear, you birth your children (who are the size of walnuts) while you're sleeping and wake to partially grown, but cuddly cubs. I could definitely deal with that.
If you're a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business. You swat anyone who bothers your cubs. If your cubs get out of line, you swat them too. I could deal with that.
If you're a bear, your mate expects you to wake up growling. He expects that you will have hairy legs and excess body fat.
Yup, I wanna be a bear.
- Author unknown

Teddy bears like to go on morning picnics in the summertime, so they can enjoy the sunshine before it it too hot for their furry selves.
~Abigail Darling