Tough toenails, tiger. What you want and what you get are usually two entirely different things.

All I know is that I fell in love with you, and I've never been more frightened about anything in my entire life.

but it wasn't just about my feelings. The more I got to know you, the more I was certain that you'd do whatever it took to provide for your family. That was important to me. You have to understand that back then, a lot of people our age wanted to change the world. Even though it's a noble idea, I knew I wanted something more traditional. I wanted a family like my parents had, and I wanted to concentrate on my little corner of the world. I wanted someone who wanted to marry a wife and a mother, and someone who would respect my choice.

It's funny, but have you ever noticed that the more special something is, the more people seem to take it for granted? It's like they think it won't ever change. Just like this house here. All it ever needed was a little attention, and it would never have ended up like this in the first place.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

It's your eyes. They're ... more serious than they used to be. Like they've seen things they shouldn't have.

The pieces all fit together. Yet everything was falling apart.