" When my sister, Joan, arrived I asked if I could swap her for a rabbit. When I think what a marvelous friend she’s been, I’m so glad my parents didn’t take me at my word. "

— Maeve Binchy

" It's a little magic trick you can play on yourself. Whenever you feel sad and lonely, just smile and close your eyes. Do it as many times as you have to. "

— Genki Kawamura

" Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. "

— Theodore Roosevelt

" If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were. "

— Richard Bach

" Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. "

— J.K. Rowling

" You don’t have to be crazy to be my friend. But it helps. "

— Unknown