There are things that happen that change the course of people's lives, but it's a function of everybody's lives.

Man and wife were supposed to stay together because they'd made their vows in front of God and family.

True love is rare, and it's the only thing that gives life real meaning.

Never forget that God is your friend. And like all friends, He longs to hear what's been happening in your life. Good or bad, whether it's been full of sorrow or anger, or even when you're questioning why terrible things have to happen.

I knew even then how rare that kind of love is. Only the luckiest people get to experience it at all.

I got the sense that he was the kind of person who couldn't hold anger for more than a few minutes, because it just wasn't in him. It could never grow into resentment or bitterness, and I knew then that he was the kind of man who would be married forever. And I decided then and there that I should be the one to marry him.

maturity meant thinking about risk long before you pondered the reward, and that success and happiness in life were as much about avoiding mistakes as making your mark into the world.