The new-come stepmother hates the children born / — Eurípides

Blood's thicker than water, and when one’s in trouble / Best to seek out a relative’s open arms. ♥ 2 This is what it means / to be a slave: to be abused and bear it, / compelled by violence to suffer wrong. There is no harbor of peace / From the changing waves of joy and despair. To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter. ♥ 1

Sadness is but a wall between two gardens. Khalil Gibran As you cannot do what you want, want what you can do. Leonardo da Vinci Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost. Arthur Schopenhauer Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi