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1 " Give the world your best, and the best will come back to you. "
― Hazel Gaynor , A Memory of Violets: A Novel of London's Flower Sellers
2 " They tell you that it will pass, that there'll be a day when you wake up and your heart doesn't ache, a day when you don't cry, but laugh and smile and remember the person you've lost with great fondness. You can't believe that day will ever come. But it does, doesn't it? Somehow, it does. "
3 " For there is no friend like a sister In calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, To fetch one if one goes astray, To lift one if one totters down, To strengthen whilst one stands. —Christina Rossetti, “Goblin Market,” 1862 "
4 " sometimes it is better to look at the shadows rather than be dazzled by the sun. "
5 " A small crowd had gathered to gaze at the astonishing display of color: vivid blues; regal purples; soft, candy-floss pinks; strawberry reds; vibrant lime greens; sun-bright, buttercup yellows; rich oranges; and creamy, vanilla whites. Tilly’s eyes were unable to take it all in, her mouth unable to suppress a smile of sheer delight. It was as if someone had poured a box of paints onto this one street, leaving nothing with which to brighten up the drab gray of the rest of the city she had just passed. "
6 " delicate beauty can be created by those who have known only hardship "
7 " London November 1912 Heather Farm Grasmere Westmorland Dear Tilly, I hope you and your sister "
