" "Purity or impurity depends on oneself, no one can purify another." "

— Buddha

" I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself. "

— James Baldwin

" Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. "

— Arthur C. Clarke

" Even the tiniest of flowers can have the toughest roots. "

— Shannon Mullen

" The smile of a daughter is the secret purpose of every father. "

— Unknown

" 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