" A flower blossoms for its own joy. "

— Oscar Wilde

" A daughter is a bundle of firsts that excite and delight, giggles that come from deep inside and are always contagious, everything wonderful and precious, and your love for her knows no bounds. "

— Barbara Cage

" When you have been hurt, and you can move on to a better understanding of yourself, it is the strongest thing you will ever do. "

— Pablo Neruda

" When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love – then make that day count! "

— Steve Maraboli

" Often, in old age, the sisters become each other’s chosen and most happy companions. In addition to their shared memories of childhood and their relationship to each other’s children, they . . . carry the echoes of their mother’s voice. "

— Margaret Mead

" I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close. "

— Pablo Neruda