青春會逝去；愛情會枯萎；友誼的綠葉也會凋零。而一個母親內心的希望比這些都頑強。 — 奧利弗•溫戴爾•荷馬

Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall. A mother's secret hope outlives them all. - Oliver Wendell Holmes