“Men who had the capacity to apologize—and who knew the right words with which to do it—were few and far between.”

“Men and women who are used of GOD, if I had only a few words to describe them, they are the passionate-weak, they are the violently-desperate.”

“Men she knew'? - she had conceded vaguely to herself that all men who had ever been in love with her were her friends.”

“The men who knew that he knew what he knew had found him”

“Women who live the life of their dreams don't get there by being dainty and darling. They demand what they want and they do what it takes to make it happen. That could mean breaking a few rules, a few hearts, and a few habits along the way, especially the habit of apologizing for who you are.”

“Then they asked, "What'll we do?" And the men replied, "I don't know." But it was all right. The women knew it was all right, and the watching children knew it was all right. Women and children knew deep in themselves that no misfortune was too great to bear if their men were whole.”