“It's ok if you want to stop fighting.”

“When your mother and your father are having a fight, do you want them to kill each other? Or do you just want them to stop fighting?”

“It's ok to be sassy, but I'll never be trashy, it's ok to be nasty, but you got to keep it classy now”

“[..] I know he won't stop fighting. Even if it's the kind of quiet fight on the inside that you can't always see.”

“It's okay if you want to go. Everyone wants you to stay. I want you to stay more than I've ever wanted anything in my life. But that's what I want and I could see why it might not be what you want. So I just wanted to tell you that I understand if you go. It's okay if you have to leave us. It's okay if you want to stop fighting.”

“I see his eyes, bright with life adnfire, and I know he won't stop fighting. Even if it's the kind of quiet fight on the inside that you can't always see. And I won't stop fighting either.”