"Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart."

Charles Dickens

“Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life's cruelest irony.”

Douglas Coupland

The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but to hold hands.

Alexandra Penney

I’ve come to understand that listening is one of the most important things we can do for one another… if we care, we can listen

Fred Rogers

"If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own."

Charlotte Brontë

"To know when to go away and when to come closer is the key to any lasting relationship. "

Doménico Cieri Estrada

“The cheerful mind perseveres, and the strong mind hews its way through a thousand difficulties.”

Swami Vivekananda

“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.”

Glenn Close