Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do.

You're not going to fix things by helping 65-year-olds or 75-year-olds for any long run.

You have one family, Charley. For good or bad. You have one family. You can’t trade them in. You can’t lie to them. You can’t run two at once, substituting back and forth. “Sticking with your family is what makes it a family.

I think what you notice most when you haven’t been home in a while is how much the trees have grown around your memories.

The word 'commitment' has lost it's meaning. I'm old enough to remember when it used to be positive. A commited person was someone to be admired. He was loyal and steady. Now a commitment is something you avoid. You don't want to tie yourself down.

Once, lovers on faraway shores sat by candlelight and dipped ink to parchment, writing words that could not be erased. They took an evening to compose their thoughts, maybe the next evening as well.

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