It's the same thing with faith, by the way." We don't want to get stuck having to go to services all the time, or having to follow all the rules. We don't want to commit to God. We'll take Him when we need Him, or when things are going good. But real commitment? That requires staying power‎-‎-‎-in faith and in marriage." And if you don't commit? I asked. "Your choice. But you miss what's on the other side." What's on the other side? "Ah." He smiled, "A happiness you cannot find alone.

The 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.

She loved me coming and going, at my worst and at my best. She had a bottomless well of love for me.

Now you know how badly someone wanted you, Charley. Children forget that sometimes. They think of themselves as a burden instead of a wish granted.

Heaven can be found in the most unlikely corners.

It is never too late or too soon. It is when it is supposed to be.

We’re gonna make up for that. We’re gonna live a long time together.