" A brother is a friend given by Nature. "

— Jean Baptiste Legouve

" You are the finest, loveliest, tenderest and most beautiful person I have ever known—and even that is an understatement. "

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

" There is a destiny that makes us brothers; none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own. "

— Edwin Markham

" It’s really hard to say goodbye to someone that means so much to you. "

— Unknown

" Life is short, and it's up to you to make it sweet. "

— Sarah Louise Delany

" Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven. "

— Tryon Edwards