" Distance is to love like wind is to fire…it extinguishes the small and kindles the great! "

— Roger de Bussy-Rabutin

" Minds are like flowers; they open only when the time is right. "

— Stephen Richards

" He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words. "

— Elbert Hubbard

" When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. "

— Marcus Aurelius

" Farewell! Thou art too dear for my possessing. "

— William Shakespeare

" A man can’t ride your back unless it’s bent. "

— Martin Luther King Jr