CS Lewis

"Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives."

"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival."

"This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted."

CS Lewis

Bessie Anderson Stanley

"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

Bessie Anderson Stanley