" Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. "

— Thomas S. Monson

" All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. "

— Blaise Pascal

" Silence is not the absence of something but the presence of everything. "

— John Grossmann

" Goodbyes are not easy, but part of the journey we all must take. "

— Unknown

" 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

" The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. "

— Helen Keller