" The pain will leave once it has finished teaching you. "

— Unknown

" Family and friends are the true gifts of Christmas. "

— Unknown

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

— Thomas Carlyle

" Though miles may lie between us, we are never far apart, for friendship doesn't count miles, it’s measured by the heart. "

— Unknown

" A brother is a first friend and a second father. "

— Unknown

" Flowers are the music of the ground. From earth’s lips spoken without sound. "

— Edwin Curran