" Brothers are the shoes with which you walk through life. "

— Unknown

" 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

" Sometimes it takes a heartbreak to shake us awake and help us see we are worth so much more than we’re settling for. "

— Mandy Hale

" Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. "

— Confucius

" To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. "

— Calvin Coolidge

" It hurts to let go, but sometimes it hurts more to hold on. "

— Unknown