" The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind. "

— Albert Einstein

" The silence of a flower: a kind of silence which we continually evade, of which we are afraid. "

— Muriel Barbery

" I exist in two places, here and where you are. "

— Margaret Atwood

" It’s hard to turn the page when you know someone won’t be in the next chapter, but the story must go on. "

— Thomas Wilder

" In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. "

— Khalil Gibran

" Brothers may drive you crazy, get into your stuff, and irritate you. However, if anyone else dares say so, a brother will defend you to the death. "

— Unknown