" Both within the family and without, our sisters hold up our mirrors: our images of who we are and of who we can dare to become. "

— Elizabeth Fishel

" Morning made a considerable difference in my general prospect of Life, and brightened it so much that it scarcely seemed the same. "

— Great Expectations by Charles Dikkens

" A sibling may be the keeper of one's identity, the only person with the keys to one's unfettered, more fundamental self. "

— Marian Sandmaier

" Flowers don’t tell, they show. "

— Stephanie Skeem

" The purpose of our lives is to be happy. "

— Dalai Lama

" "Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means." "

— Ronald Reagan