" A father is neither an anchor to hold us back nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way. "

— Unknown

" It was my father who taught me to value myself. "

— Dawn French

" Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty. "

— Mother Teresa

" Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation. "

— Rumi

" In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends. "

— Okakura Kakuzo

" Loneliness is the human condition. No one is ever going to fill that space. "

— Janet Fitch