“You cannot measure the loss of a human life. It's all the things a person was, all their dreams, all the people who loved them, all they hoped to be and could give back to the world.”

“They marched. Not for themselves. They marched to remember the ones who didn't make it back. They marched because seeing so much loss can teach you about life. they marched because we're all fighting a war whether we know it or not...a war for our minds and souls and what we believe in.”

“when hope gets released in a place, all kinds of things are possible”

“Parents just concentrate on the thing that drives them nuts and all the other good stuff you do goes out the window.”

“You've got to love yourself with all your short comings, and you've got to love the world no matter how bad it gets.”

“Not all vegetables are this draining. Lettuce doesn't bring heartache. Turnips don't ask for your soul. Potatoes don't care where you are or even where they are. Tomatoes cuddle up to anyone who'll give them mulch and sunshine. But giants like Max need you every second. You can forget about a whiz-bang social life.”

“Will we have bodyguards?""We're not quite set up for that. But with all these mothers, you don't need them.”