“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.”

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

“He wanted to leave the past a few hundred miles down the road, shake it off like dust. But that ws the problem with the past. It kept finding him.”

“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.”

“It can be hard to say important things to the person in our life who matters the most.”