From Serenity Comes Gentleness, Comes

In Loneliness, In Sickness, In Confusion-the Mere Knowledge Of Friendship Makes It Possible To Endure, Even If The Friend Is Powerless To Help. It Is Enough That They Exist. Friendship Is Not Diminished By Distance Or Time, By Imprisonment Or War, By Suffering Or Silence. It Is In These Things That It Roots Most Deeply. It Is From These Things That It Flowers.

Sisters Don't Need Words. They Have Perfected A Language Of Snarls And Smiles And Frowns And Winks - Expressions Of Shocked Surprise And Incredulity And Disbelief. Sniffs And Snorts And Gasps And Sighs - That Can Undermine Any Tale You're Telling.

The Baby Rises To Its Feet, Takes A Step, Is Overcome With Triumph And Joy - And Falls Flat On Its Face. It Is A Pattern For All That Is To Come! But Learn From The Bewildered Baby. Lurch To Your Feet Again. You'll Make The Sofa In The End.

Dads Don't Need To Be Tall And Broad-shouldered And Clever. Love Makes Them So.

For Sheer Excitement You Can Keep Movie Premieres And Roller-coasters . An Empty White Canvas Waiting To Be Filled. That's The Thing.