“One couldn't live on the crest of grief every single moment”

“A single decision, a moment in time, and the ground could shift beneath your feet.”

“What was home, really? Just a place to lay your head.No. It was so much more than that. It was a place where a person belonged. Where a fellow would be missed. It was a part of a man. Something that couldn't be sold or taken for granted.”

“I think you're the kind of man a girl can count on. You just can't let go of losing your family. You can't let yourself love because you think your heart can't handle it . . . that something bad will happen. But you're wrong. It's true . . . grief is the price for love. But hearts are made to mend. Christ can do wonders with a broken heart, if given all the pieces.”

“Better to stop one paddle short than one too far.”

“Only one life, 'twill soon be past; only what's done for Christ will last.”

“Time is like the Mississippi River. It only flows in one direction. You can never go back.”