Some relationships lift us gently, like moonlight on water — reminding us that kindness, humor, and shared joy steady the heart. As George Eliot wrote, “Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other?”

You jump right over anything in the past, and you don't analyze problems. ~ Art Garfunkel

One can only face in others what one can face in oneself. ~ James Baldwin

I'm divorced and I've been to the circus and seen the clowns. This ain't my first rodeo. ~ Naomi Judd

While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster. ~ Abigail Van Buren

Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all. ~ Dwight Eisenhower

The first handshake in life is the greatest of all: the clasp of an infant fist around a parent's finger. ~ Mark Beltaire

Everything comes to us from others. To be is to belong to someone. ~ Jean-Paul Sartre

It is hard to predict what I want in a partner. It's more about what the universe brings to me, and what I feel is right. ~ Tobey Maguire

No matter how much you know a human being, you don't know him enough. ~ Isaac Bashevis Singer

Sometimes you only need to have a few words with a person to know you would like to have many more. ~ Roger Ebert

It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. ~ Irish Proverb

When someone we love is giving us a bad time it’s better to explore the cause than criticize the action. ~ Zig Ziglar

The most important trip in life is meeting people halfway. ~ Henry Boye

Pretend every single person you meet has a sign around the neck that says, “Make me feel important.” ~ Mary Kay Ash

One day they'll realize they lost a diamond while playing with worthless stones. ~ Turcois Ominek

Do not understand me too quickly. ~ André Gide