" Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together. "

— Thomas Carlyle

" Loneliness is not lack of company, loneliness is lack of purpose. "

— Guillermo Maldonado

" A good friend knows all your stories. A best friend helped you write them. "

— Unknown

" The peace of God is with them whose mind and soul are in harmony, who are free from desire and wrath, who know their own soul. "

— Chapter 2, Verse 70

" I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together. "

— Marilyn Monroe

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

— Sarah Louise Delany