" Being close is the first and last desire of lovers, but being far and loving each other without an inch’s difference is the characteristic of real love. "

— Senora Roy

" I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. "

— Nelson Mandela

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

— Sarah Louise Delany

" Give me a kiss and I’ll serenade you among the stars. Give me your love and I will pluck each star to set at your feet. "

— Unknown

" Speech is silver, silence is golden. "

— Thomas Carlyle

" It’s hard to turn the page when you know someone won’t be in the next chapter, but the story must go on. "

— Thomas Wilder