I've wanted to go out with you from the first moment I saw you. I just had to wait until you were ready.

Beauty might prevail in the very short term, but in the medium and longer terms, cultural norms - primarily those values and norms influenced by family - were more important.

Before we met, I was as lost as a person could be and yet you saw something in me that somehow gave me direction again.

We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken us a lifetime to learn...for silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws people together...this is the great paradox.

When people cared about each other, they always found a way to make it work.

...his wartime experience had taught him to trust his instincts, even though he'd never been sure where they'd come from.

It wasn't that long, and it certainly wasn't the kind of kiss you see in movies these days, but it was wonderful in its own way, and all I can remember about the moment is that when our lips touched, I knew the memory would last forever.