“It's not about the taking part. It's about the winning. It's about the hours you sacrifice in order to achieve your victory, and only you know what victory is for you, and only you know what it took to get you there.”

“Spiritual victory is not something you earn - it is something you accept. The Christian life is not so much about what you have done - it's about what Christ has done. It's not so much about how strong you are - it's about how strong God is.”

“A trap is only a trap if you don't know about it. If you know about it, it's a challenge.”

“It's not about knowing who you are. It's about thinkin you got there without takin anything with you. Your notions about startin over. or anybody's. You dont start over. That's what it's about. Every step you take is forever. You can't make it go away. None of it.”

“That was part of her, and you used to know it. It's like now you only care about the Alaska you made up.”

“making a decision isn't about knowing every potential consequence. It's about knowing what you want and chasing a path that takes you in that direction”