Great Gift ideas for Valentine's Day - Quotes

Everybody loves a good quote, and I am definitely no exception to the rule.  I like to use and/or refer to quotes in almost every aspect of my life, from thank you letters to a recent story I was asked to write about my niece Allison, who by the way is 14 and preparing to make her confirmation in church (see her quote below).

When it comes to love quotes, I simply melt, which is what happened to me last August (2009) while my my husband and I were visiting the Ben's Garden booth at the New York International Gift Show.  We arrived at his booth and it was covered in decoupage quote plates, but one that has continued to stay in my mind (and which we carry at Blackstone's) is a quote by A.A. Milne, the author of Winnie the Pooh:

“The best part of the day is when you and me become we.”

another great quote of his from Pooh is...
“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.”

One last famous quote suitable for a great gift for Valentine's Day from Ben's Garden is...
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.” - Charlie Brown


Do you have a favorite quote you would like to share?  Maybe it could be the next available at Blackstone's on one of Ben's Gardens decoupage plates.  Let me know...

Here is the quote I shared with Allison in her letter:
"Dare to be different; life is so full
Of people who follow the same push-and-pull,
Poor, plodding people who, other than name,
Try to pretend they're exactly the same.

God made men different; there never will be
A replica soul made of you or of me.
The charm - the glory of all creation
Rests on this very deviation.

Your charm -- your own glory, too,
Lies in being uniquely you --
Lies in being true to your best,
That part of you different from all of the rest."  Helen Lowrie Marshall

A wise man taught me though, that the best part of sharing a quote with another is when you can personalize it and add a part of yourself to the quote for the person with whom you are sharing the quote (thanks Mark - you are my wise man).