" Our brothers and sisters are there with us from the dawn of our personal stories to the inevitable dusk. "

— Susan Scarf Merrell

" People think being alone makes you lonely, but I don't think that's true. Being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest thing in the world. "

— Kim Culbertson

" Brothers may drive you crazy, get into your stuff, and irritate you. However, if anyone else dares say so, a brother will defend you to the death. "

— 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

" When the sun came up… I couldn’t tell where heaven stopped and the Earth began. "

— Tom Hanks

" Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. "

— Peg Bracken