" The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. "

— Victor Hugo

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

— Sarah Louise Delany

" Brothers are like streetlights along the road, they don’t make distance any shorter but they light up the path and make the walk worthwhile. "

— Unknown

" It was my father who taught me to value myself. "

— Dawn French

" It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. "

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

" Silence is one of the great arts of conversation. "

— Marcus Tullius Cicero