“Families are designed to nurture the minds, wills, and emotions of its members so that the barriers created by fear of the unknown can be replaced by the confidence that comes from knowing you are loved whether you succeed or fail.”

“It's instinct," he said then. "For centuries, it's been our job to protect our home, our women, and our children. We're emotional cowards. We don't talk about our feelings, we're not comfortable putting our soul into words. So we give of ourselves the only way we know how. We protect. We smother those we love in protection, fight for ways to keep them always safe, even from what we deem as a threat from themselves. It's in our genes, Kira. Right or wrong. Emotions are harder for a man to voice, strength is much easier for us to show. It's not an insult, it's the way men show their emotions for those they love. You can't change it.""I can protect myself.”

“I’m in love with you, Sammy. I know it’ll always be you. I have no doubt about that… but I’m willing to wait until you see it, too- Jason”

“Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to youIf you're young at heart.For it's hard, you will find, to be narrow of mindIf you're young at heart.You can go to extremes with impossible schemes.You can laugh when your dreams fall apart at the seams.And life gets more exciting with each passing day.And love is either in your heart, or on it's way.Don't you know that it's worth every treasure on earthTo be young at heart.For as rich as you are, it's much better by farTo be young at heart.And if you should survive to 105,Look at all you'll derive out of being alive!And here is the best part, you have a head startIf you are among the very young at heart.”

“It can happen like that. It can build slowly. It can come like a gentle rainfall, or it can slam into you like a tsunami. You are my tsunami, love.”

“You’re lucky I know your sense of humor and I don’t have a shortage of confidence, or I’d have to put you over the back of this couch to remind you how formidable my desert eagle can be!- Caleb”

“You amaze me," he said then, reaching out to lay the toy on her pillow. That wasn't where he had gotten it from. "You bring a toy to do a man's job, knowing the man is more than willing to provide the service. Where does that make sense, Chay?”