“Life has no meaning but what we give it. I wish a few more of ye would give it a little.”
“Life has the meaning we give it, no more, no less.”
“Ye are Blood of my Blood, and Bone of my Bone,I give ye my Body, that we Two might be One.I give ye my Spirit, 'til our Life shall be Done.”
“What is the meaning of life?Life has the meaning that you give it.”
“There are things that I canna tell you, at least not yet. And I'll ask nothing of ye that ye canna give me. But what I would ask of ye---when you do tell me something, let it be the truth. And I'll promise ye the same. We have nothing now between us, save---respect, perhaps. And I think that respect has maybe room for secrets, but not for lies. Do ye agree?”
“To see the years touch ye gives me joy", he whispered, "for it means that ye live.”