“You have to go forward: It's the only way. You have to go forward no matter what happens. This is the universal law.”
“And, when you can't go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward.”
“You know, bicycling isn't just a matter of balance," I said. "it's a matter of faith. You can keep upright only by moving forward. You have to have your eyes on the goal, not the ground. I'm going to call that the Bicyclist's Philosophy of Life.”
“Sometimes you have to go back to go forward.”
“I know, but no matter what I choose I have to live with it. Forever. I have to be able to go forward and not look back anymore. Can you understand that?”
“I just want it to go back to the way it was.""It'll never go back to the way it was, Frankie. But you have to make sure it goes forward.”