" Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.” "

— Anais Nin

" You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life. "

— Mary Oliver

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

— Lou Holtz

" To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter. "

— Euripides

" If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun. "

— A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" The Sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on. "

— The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dikkens