Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. The moments that used to define them - a mother's approval, a father's nod - are covered by moments of their own accomplishments. It is not until much later, as the skin sags and the heart weakens, that children understand; their stories, and all their accomplishments, sit atop the stories of their mothers and fathers, stones upon stones, beneath the waters of their lives.
Mitch AlbomThe backside of a mountain is a fight against human nature. You have to care as much about yourself on the way down as you did on the way up.
Mitch AlbomPlease, please, please, please, please...,", squeezing his eyes shut because it somehow made the words more pure.
Mitch Albom