" Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together. "

— Thomas Carlyle

" Sometimes you must hurt in order to know, fall in order to grow, lose in order to gain. "

— Unknown

" You and I are more than friends. We’re like a really small gang. "

— Unknown

" Don’t be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends. "

— Richard Bach

" A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence. "

— Pythagoras

" I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone "

— – J.R.R. Tolkien