“ Few in this world are ever simply nasty; those who hurt us are themselves in pain. The appropriate response is hence never cynicism or aggression but, at the rare moments one can imagine it, always love. Alain de Botton
“ The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal - every other affliction to forget; but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open… Washington Irving
“ Only love interests me, and I am only in contact with things that revolve around love. Marc Chagall
“ Most men and women born in the fifties or earlier were socialized to believe that marriages and/or committed romantic bonds of any kind should take precedence over all other relationships. Had I been… Bell Hooks
“ Every corner and room of a house will carry memories, make these the most pleasurable times you shared with your family. Anthony Liccione