" What you hate, you re-create; and what you bless, you put to rest. "

— Eric Micha'el Leventhal

" The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure. "

— D. H. Lawrence

" You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. "

— E.B. White

" The only thing more painful than being an active forgetter is to be an inert rememberer. "

— Jonathan Safran Foer

" Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. "

— Plutarch

" A best friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have. "

— Irish Proverb