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

— Muriel Barbery

" Sometimes, being hurt too many times doesn’t make you stronger, it destroys who you were. "

— Unknown

" A daughter is a treasure and a cause of sleeplessness. "

— Ben Sirach

" Minds are like flowers; they open only when the time is right. "

— Stephen Richards

" Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart. "

— Roy T. Bennett

" To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter. "

— Euripides