“He was one of those rare men who are capable of being fully in love only once in their lives.”

“Dawson, like tuck was one of those rare people who could love only once, and if anything, separation had only made his feelings grow stronger.”

“At one time I had given much thought to why men were so very rarely capable of living for an ideal. Now I saw that many, no, all men were capable of dying for one.”

“...they are able to forgive themselves, as a wise man once said, for being human. That is knowing that life is hard and virtue rare, they keep the ancient faith that it is better to love than to hate, to live fully even if imperfectly.”

“He had no idea that grief was a reward. That it only came to those who were loyal, to those who loved more than they were capable of. ”

“People who truly love us can be divided into two categories: those who understand us, and those who forgive us our worst sins. Rarely do you find someone capable of both.”