" A brother is a friend given by Nature. "

— Jean Baptiste Legouve

" In the darkest days, when I feel inadequate, unloved and unworthy, I remember whose daughter I am and I straighten my crown. "

— Unknown

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

— Jonathan Safran Foer

" ven as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame. "

— Buddha

" A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms. "

— Zen Shin

" Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for. "

— Dag Hammarskjold