“I came to understand that my father was a careful man. To be careful with people and with words was a rare and beautiful thing.”

“To be careful with people and with words was a rare and beautiful thing.”

“I knew it was beautiful, but knowing something is beautiful and caring about it are two very different things, and I didn't care.”

“You brought my son back and turned him into a beautiful thing. I expect you’ll take the same care with that ol’ Hoss.”

“The strongest, toughest men all have compassion. They're not heartless and cold. You have to be man enough to have compassion - to care about people and about your children" (217) - John Singleton "Oh Man, I've Become My Father”

“And there my dear Fio, you make one of Womankind's greatest mistakes: falling in love with a man's potential. We so rarely share the same view of it, and even more rarely care to achieve it. Stop pining for the man you think I could be - and take a good, long, hard look at the one I am.”