" Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. "

— Mark Twain

" In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful. –Alice Walker "

— Alice Walker

" A brother is a friend given by Nature. "

— Jean Baptiste Legouve

" Men are not punished for their sins but by them. "

— Kin Hubbard

" Brothers and sisters can provide the most encouragement and support when life’s trials get us down. Talk to them! "

— Catherine Pulsifer

" The earth laughs in flowers. "

— Ralph Waldo Emerson