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

“Go far from home and yo will have a long way back.”

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

“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.”

“Things can get good again. Even things like a marriage.”

“Never doubt in the dark what God has shown you in the light.”

“Kindness, when given away, keeps coming back.”