" To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow–this is a human offering that can border on miraculous. "

— Elizabeth Gilbert

" If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the world belongs to you. "

— Lao Tzu

" I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. "

— Xenocrates

" Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. "

— Lao Tzu

" 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

" If life were predictable, it would cease to be life and be without flavor. "

— Eleanor Roosevelt