" The story of life is quicker than the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. "

— Jimi Hendrix

" Silence is the mother of truth. "

— Benjamin Disraeli

" We all get report cards in many different ways, but the real excitement of what you're doing is in the doing of it. It's not what you're gonna get in the end—it's not the final curtain—it's really in the doing it, and loving what you're doing. "

— Ralph Lauren

" Your wrinkles either show that you’re nasty, cranky, and senile, or that you’re always smiling. "

— Carlos Santana

" I’m here. I love you. I don’t care if you need to stay up crying all night long, I will stay with you. There’s nothing you can ever do to lose my love. I will protect you until you die, and after your death I will still protect you. I am stronger than depression and I am braver than loneliness and nothing will ever exhaust me. "

— Elizabeth Gilbert

" There’s a whole world out there, right outside your window. You’d be a fool to miss it. "

— Charlotte Eriksson