“I've never toughened up enough to handle what I'd have to handle if I were to stay.”

“ve never toughened up enough to handle what I'd have to handle if I were to stay.”

“Shouldn't I stay? Soldier through it? Maybe if I'd had some practice, maybe if I'd had more devastation in my life, I would be more prepared to go on. It's not that my life has been perfect. I've had disappointments and I've been lonely and frustrated and angry and all the crappy stuff everyone feels.”

“Don't be scared...Women can handle the worst kind of pain. You'll find out one day.”

“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.”

“If I stay. If I live. It's up to me.”

“It was selfish what I asked her to do, even if it wound up being the most unselfish thing I've ever done.”