“But some climbs you have to make alone.”

“You’re not really afraid you’ll hurt him. You’re afraid because you believe it was wrong even to think it. But having a thought, even an awful one, is different from acting on it. All the difference in the world.”

“Everybody’s brave when they don’t have any choice”

“You move forward. You face up to your challenges. You don't retreat. You're young, and sometimes you'll wish you could. But don't.”

“Thanks for . . . what you remember. And what you don’t. It’s not nothing. It’s a lot.”

“If you believe in forever, then life is just a one-night stand.”

“Talk about anything long enough, and you cut it down to size.”