“That roads are for journeys, ma'am, not destinations”

“When a woman who has much to say says nothing, her silence can be deafening.”

“Most people do not see the world as it is. They see it as they are”

“If love was a choice, who would ever choose such exquisite pain?”

“Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don't remember me at all.”

“God, forgive those whose atrocities are so great-- I will not.”

“Damn it, Lettie. Marry me. For pity's sake, marry me and put me out of my misery.”