" Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong. "

— Winston Churchil

" It is a risk to love. What if it doesn’t work out? Ah, but what if it does? "

— Peter McWilliams

" Thank God for men who manage to hold from afar, wipe tears away with tender words and dish out the life force that is hope. She has never felt so alone but out there, across an ocean, and in a foreign land, there is a man who loves her and would lay down his life just so she could feel the light once again. "

— Unknown

" Be well, do good work, and keep in touch. "

— Garrison Keillor

" She is my sounding board, my confidante, my keeper of secrets – and my best friend. "

— Kathleen O’Keefe

" The worst feeling is not being lonely, it's being forgotten by someone you could never forget. "

— Unknown