" It hurts because it mattered. "

— John Green

" You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. "

— E.B. White

" The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life. "

— Jean Giraudoux

" The scars you can’t see are the hardest to heal. "

— Astrid Alauda

" The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned. "

— Maya Angelou

" Life is short, and it's up to you to make it sweet. "

— Sarah Louise Delany