" A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow. "

— Unknown

" Silence is one of the great arts of conversation. "

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

" Sometimes it takes a heartbreak to shake us awake and help us see we are worth so much more than we’re settling for. "

— Mandy Hale

" A brother is a first friend and a second father. "

— Unknown

" It is in the early morning hour that the unseen is seen and that the far-off beauty and glory, vanquishing all their vagueness, move down upon us till they stand clear as crystal close over against the soul. "

— Sarah Smiley

" "Peace is its own reward." "

— Mahatma Gandhi