“True treasure is inside your heart - it's a soul that is at peace with God. So live your life for God. Not for your parents or yourself. Streets of gold are for the next life.”

“I don't reckon men are supposed to think," Sally said philosophically, as the pile of hemp rope grew at her feet. "That's why God gave 'em big muscles.”

“...death grip. Life grip was really a better way to describe it.”

“The decent, strong person had to do decent, strong things like love unlovable people and keep peace even when it wasn't easy.”

“We're married. I will protect you. I will die for you. Better than that. I will live for you.”

“To my way of thinking, no one can live in the grandest cathedral on earth, the Rocky Mountains, and not know that there's someone bigger than man in charge of the world.”

“Are they supposed to cry so much and giggle every second when they're not crying? They never quit finding something so funny that I thought it'd break my eardrums a few times.”