" It’s really hard to say goodbye to someone that means so much to you. "

— Unknown

" Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. "

— Langston Hughes

" It was one January morning, very early—a pinching, frosty morning—the cove all grey with hoar-frost, the ripple lapping softly on the stones, the sun still low and only touching the hilltops and shining far to seaward. "

— Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

" In the darkest days, when I feel inadequate, unloved and unworthy, I remember whose daughter I am and I straighten my crown. "

— Unknown

" It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it. "

— Lou Holtz

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

— Stephen Richards