" The eternal quest of the human being is to shatter his loneliness. "

— Norman Cousins

" A sibling may be the keeper of one's identity, the only person with the keys to one's unfettered, more fundamental self. "

— Marian Sandmaier

" We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them. "

— Albert Einstein

" I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection. "

— Sigmund Freud

" The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt. "

— Max Lerner

" Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty. "

— Mother Teresa