...recognizing that there is more heartbreak in continuous disappointment than a void...

I think of how each person in a marriage owes it to the other to find individual happiness, even in a shared life. That this is the only way to grow together, instead of apart.

In days that follow, I discover that anger is easier to handle than grief.

Buried beneath disappointment and fear, anger and pride, I just might find it in my heart to forgive.

a bit of a dirty fighter, quick with cutting words that he later regrets and doesn't really mean. Then again, I wonder if there isn't always a grain of truth in them, somewhere

his unwavering confidence - but now, it feels like a brand of indifference

Would they retreat or move forward? Could they do this thing they were on the verge of doing? Did they have it in them to make a wrong decision just because it felt right?

Why are you here? To shine... just shine

It all came apart once you started caring for something outside yourself.

Life is rather a state of embryo, a preparation for life; a man is not completely born till he has passed through death.

The coaches don't have to worry about me not training. The coach is usually there to make sure I'm not over trained.

Hell is other people at breakfast.

We are not here to love just one person, we are here to love everything in existence.

Honestly, it was pretty challenging working with a talking raccoon.

Do you want to tear your life apart and get rid of everything you've known as a lifestyle? Like seeing your family? Being with your friends? A fishing trip? A hunting trip? A night's sleep?

If a cat does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing, for the same reason, we call it intelligence.

A heavier task could not have been impos'd, Than I to speak my griefs unspeakable.