What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. – Ralph Waldo Emerson.

If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything. – Mark Twain.

Paul went to his room, gathered clean clothes and headed down the hall to the shower. He made it quick, but clean. He shaved. Then he thought, I am shaving – why? To be smooth cheeked when I pass out?

If he has the qualities you need in a partner, you sign on. And he looks you over, making sure of the same things. If you do that, there’s only one option – you support their career choice because there’s no other choice. You can’t remake people, for God’s sake. You have.

You never really know how much one small single act can change things.

You enjoyed yourself once. I bet you can again. Cam’s a great guy.” Abby.

When you screw up you own it, you make amends, you learn your lesson.

Sometimes you learn your best lessons when you add up all your losses.” She.

Yeah. You going to hunt?” he asked. Jack puffed up a little. “I am. I am going to defy my queen and take a rifle into the woods. But if I hit anything, I’m blaming you.

Why don’t I give her a bottle while you eat. I brought coffee.” “Really, I didn’t know they made men like you,” she said, letting him follow her into the kitchen. When he put down the plate and thermos, she handed over the baby and tested the bottle. “You seem very comfortable with a newborn. For a man. A man with some nieces in Sacramento.” He just smiled at her. She passed him the bottle and got out two coffee mugs.