“Don't be a victim of the urgent. In the long run, much of what seems so pressing right now won't even matter. What you do with your children will matter forever.”

“It seems impossible that you can love one person so much, no matter what happens, no matter what they do.”

“Even though your thinking might not be right for others, just so long as it's right for you then that's all what matters.”

“Doesn't Matter Where You've Been. Doesn't Even Matter Where You Find Yourself Right Now. What Does Matter is Who and Where Do You Want To Be Moving Forward?”

“August: You know, somethings don't matter that much...like the color of a house...But lifting a person's heart--now that matters. The whole problem with people--"Lily: They don't know what matters and what doesn't...August:...They know what matters, but they don't choose it...The hardest thing on earth is to choose what matters.”

“If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much”