" My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: He believed in me. "

— Jim Valvano

" If you don’t annoy your big sister for no good reason from time to time, she thinks you don’t love her anymore. "

— Pearl Cleage

" A friend is someone who can see the truth and pain in you even when you are fooling everyone else. "

— Unknown

" The pain of loneliness is felt by everyone at least once in a lifetime. "

— Lailah Gifty Akita

" Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. "

— Marcel Proust

" I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light. "

— Helen Keller