“They used to dream of steamer trunks and hounds with heirloom markings and lives that were both ever-changing and constant. Lives like forge fires.”

“We live in a time like dreaming.... The edges of our lives flutter and change as we watch them. Listen to the dream. ”

“We were both avid James Dean fans..."Dream as if you will live forever, live as if you will die today.”

“Ignite the fire within you and it will allow you to live your special dreams in life. You were born for it and your destiny. Now...live it!”

“I know of no trunk full of old heirlooms, no felt hats or army uniforms. There are no tarnished medals or gold watches. I've stopped dreaming of discovering the old shoe box filled with the history of our family, the documents and letters that recorded our family's arrival and the historical milestones as my grandfathers left their mark on a place. There is no journal or diary. I do not know if they knew how to read or write. I could easily dismiss their existence. Their lives seem empty and still, void of emotion. I cannot tell if they wear scars. I only know of my grandfathers as broken old men.”

“Remember live each day, as though it were your last, the mark you leave, your legacy, can't change once you have passed.”