“Don't look back, something may be gaining on you.”

“Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.”

“Avoid fried meats which angry up the blood.If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move.Go very lightly on vices such as carrying on in society. The social ramble ain’t restful.Avoid running at all times.Don’t look back. Something may be gaining on you.”

“I shot you, all right," he said, "and you lost something, but you gained something as well. You just don't know it yet. I gained something, too."What?"I got to keep my promise. I didn't leave you behind.”

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.”

“Commitment means losing yourself to gain something temporary. Nothing lasts. Not looks. Not love.”