True friendship is like a rose: we don't realize its beauty until it fades.
- Evelyn Loeb
Since Iris is the Greek goddess for the Messenger of Love, her sacred flower is considered the symbol of communication and messages.
Greek men would often plant an iris on the graves of their beloved women as a tribute to the goddess Iris, whose duty it was to take the souls of women to the Elysian fields.
- Hana No Monogatari
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
- Anais Nin
It will never rain roses.
When we want to have more roses,
we must plant more roses.
- George Eliot