It is no coincidence that the words 'trying' and 'dying' are only a few letters apart.

Getting old we can deal with. Being old is the problem

At that moment i felt lonelier than i'd ever felt before, and that loneliness seemed to squat in my lungs and crush all but my most minimal breathing. There was nothing left to say. Not about this. Not about anything.

You may not have known the reason at the time, and that is what heaven is for. For understanding your life on earth.

I took my orders, too. But if i couldn't keep you alive, I thought I could at least keep you together. In the middle of a big war, you go looking for a small idea to believe in. When you find one, you hold it the way a soldier holds his crucifix when he's praying in a foxhole.

Your voice will come. We all go through the same thing. You cannot talk when you first arrive." He smiled. "It helps you listen.

Sometimes, when you are not getting the love you want, giving makes you think you will.