" Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate. "

— Germaine Greer

" Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away – and leaves behind only silence. "

— Pam Brown

" A brother is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost. "

— Marion C. Garretty

" 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

" Flowers are those little colorful beacons of the sun from which we get sunshine when dark, somber skies blanket our thoughts. "

— Dodinsky

" There's no buddy like a brother. "

— Unknown