“The thing about light is that it really isn’t yours; it’s what you gather and shine back.” – Anne Lamott

“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.” – Charles Dickens

“The best portion of a good man’s life; his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.” – William Wordsworth

“Life must be rich and full of loving — it’s no good otherwise, no good at all, for anyone. – Jack Kerouac

“People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.” – John Steinbeck

“Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our natural lives.” – C.S. Lewis

The price of favoritism is the loss of respect and the erosion of integrity.” – Frederick Douglass

A relationship built on bias is destined to fail, for fairness is the foundation of trust. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Favoritism is a reflection of insecurity, for it’s easier to favor than to treat everyone fairly.” – Thomas Paine

“You will never say to yourself when you are old, ‘Ah, I wish I was not good to that person.’ You will never think that.” – Khaled Hosseini