“We were each other's only link to the past . . . that was the strength of our bond, and also our weakness.”

“As with so many other aspects of our lives, we were never prepared fortrouble.We just tried like hell to get out of the way when it came.”

“One of the blessings human beings take for granted is the ability to remember pain without re-feeling it. The pain of the physical wounds is long gone …and the other kind of hurt, the damage done to our spirits, has been healed. We are careful with those scarred places in each other. ”

“Our gazes met. It seemed an entire conversation took place in that one glance. Each of us saw what we needed to know.”

“The baby woke up before you did. I took him to the other room to let you get a little more sleep. We've been watching a game.""Did he cry?""Only when he realized the Astros were having another first-round play-off flame out. But I told him there's no shame in crying over the Astros. It's how we Houston guys bond.”

“Friends are the support bras of life. We don't let each other down.”

“Separately they had different strengths. Together they were complete.”