" It is a serious thing – just to be alive – on this fresh morning – in this broken world. "

— Mary Oliver

" The meaning of karma is in the intention. The intention behind action is what matters. "

— The Bhagavad Gita

" Silence is the most powerful scream. "

— Unknown

" A sister smiles when one tells one’s stories – for she knows where the decoration has been added. "

— Chris Montaigne

" True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not. "

— Seneca

" Brothers are like fat thighs—they stick together. "

— Unknown