“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.”
"Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart."
- Washington Irving
Love
"A mother is the truest friend we have."
- Washington Irving
Love
"A mother’s love endures through all."
- Washington Irving
Love
"There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother for a son."
- Washington Irving
Love
"There is an endearing tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart."
- Washington Irving
Love
"The greatest strength lies in vulnerability."
- Beauty and the Beast
Courage
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."
- Mark Twain
Courage
"I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me."
- Tracee Ellis Ross
Courage
"If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough."
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Courage
"Courage, dear heart."
- C.S. Lewis
Courage