“I never thought it would be easy to serve God," she said. "I just didn't think it would be this hard.”

“You said go to her, and I let pride stand in my way. You said she needed me, and I didn't believe. You said love her, and I thought it would be easy.”

“Everyone encouraged me to "follow my dreams". No one said it would be hard... but then again, they never said it would be easy either. Just worth it. ”

“I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.”

“She was afraid to love me," Nancy said. "I never realized it. By keeping her distance, she thought she could protect me. If she didn't love me, maybe I would escape notice. I would survive.”

“She was a believer, you know," the Captain said. "My wife. She thought socialism was the only thing that would make us strong again. There would be a difficult period, she always said, some sacrifices. And then things would be better. I didn't think I would miss that, you know. I didn't realize how much I needed someone to keep telling me why.”