" Speech is silver, silence is golden. "

— Thomas Carlyle

" When my sister, Joan, arrived I asked if I could swap her for a rabbit. When I think what a marvelous friend she’s been, I’m so glad my parents didn’t take me at my word. "

— Maeve Binchy

" The greatest thing a father can do for his daughter is to love her mother. "

— Elaine S. Dalton

" Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man. "

— Frank Pittman

" Not all those who wander are lost. "

— J.R.R. Tolkien

" One day they’ll realize they lost a diamond while playing with worthless stones. "

— Turcois Ominek