" “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” "

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

" It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. "

— Marlene Dietrich

" The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, 'The children are now working as if I did not exist.' "

— Maria Montessori

" Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. "

— Gloria Naylor

" Friends come and go like the waves of the ocean, but the true ones stay, like an octopus on your face. "

— Unknown

" Even the tiniest of flowers can have the toughest roots. "

— Shannon Mullen