“How far can a person go... and still live with himself.”

“A man should live his life a certain way not because of some divine authority, but because of a personal moral obligation to himself and others.”

“you can love a person and still hate the decisions they've made, can't you?”

“It felt like I'd been living underground, and for a moment, I'd been given this glimpse of the sky. Once you've seen that, how can you go back where you came from?”

“How could you pick, knowing that you'd have to go home and live with the choice you made?”

“Hope, Patrick knew, was the exact measure of distancebetween himself and the person who’d come for help.”

“I don't know what he means by that, but I nod and smile at him. You'd be surprised at how far that response can get you in a conversation where you are completely confused.”