Man is a knot into which relationships are tied. РAntoine de Saint-Exup̩ry, Flight to Arras, 1942, translated from French by Lewi

[I]f any one had asked what gifts she desired most, she would have answered with a look more pathetic than any shivering child had given her: “I want the sound of a loving voice; the touch of a friendly hand.” – Louisa May Alcott, “Seamstress,” Work: A Story of Experience, 1873

For lack of an occasional expression of love, a relationship strong at the seams can wear thin in the middle. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com