“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us we often find it is those who have shared our pain”

“The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion who can stay with us in an hour of grief is worth more than gold.”

“Gratitude goes beyond the mine and thine and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift.”

“Nobody escapes being wounded we all are wounded people whether physically emotionally mentally or spiritually”

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”