“Always aspire to mediocrity first. If you can do that, you’ll find you’re always moving up in life.”

“You’re mine,” he says again fiercely. “Not his, not anyone else’s. You can try and pretend you don’t feel it, but you do. You’ll always be mine.”

“Only the mediocre die always at their best. Real leaders are always improving- and raising their bar on how superbly they can perform and how quickly they can move”

“I have accomplished so much in my life, but I can take nothing with me when I go. Nothing except what’s in here.” He moved his hand between them and pressed it against his heart. “You’re in here. You’ve always been and you’ll always be. You are what I will take back.”

“You’ll do fine if you have any strength at all, but listen to your Green angel and give yourself more exit points. You’re in for some rude awakenings in battle, and young souls often retreat under fire. You’ll end up trying to find a shortcut back home and that always makes a big mess.”

“You’re the reason that my life wound up being worth anything angel, and I swear to you that I’ll move Heaven and Earth to be worthy of you, always.”