“In a matter of moments, I awakened to a life that wasnt mine. It was like peering into a dark hidden world that I wasnt supposed to know about and that my mind didnt want to believe existed.”

“I dont think my journey has to be harrowing to be important. Simply doing the tasks of the day is enough. Such as getting up every morning to go to work to support my family and sacrificing persona...”

“...my mind drifted to my family. I thought about how I had the opportunity to serve them. I didnt have to carry them across a freezing river in the middle of a snowstorm or give them my food when t...”

“I knew in that moment that everything happens for a reason, but we cant always know the reason when the journey begins. Some things we can only understand at the end of our journey.”

“I truly believe we can either see the connections, celebrate them, and express gratitude for our blessings, or we can see life as a string of coincidences that have no meaning or connection.For me,...”

“The things that matter most to me are eternal. The bonds of love shared within a family I believe to be eternal.”

“Some people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them," I said."Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That's what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.”

“I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don...”

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”

“The geographical pilgrimage is the symbolic acting out an inner journey. The inner journey is the interpolation of the meanings and signs of the outer pilgrimage. One can have one without the other...”

“Every traveler should make their own observation.”

“If perception is limited by experience, knowledge, and/or education, what deems my actions correct or my thoughts as moral?”

“Neither Emma's tears nor her rage were enough to make Joseph monogamous, however; nor were the prevailing mores of the day. He kept falling rapturously in love with women not his wife. And because ...”

“They left their encampment with dirt-covered linen strewn about the abandoned grounds amongst clothes, shoes, childrens toys and other discarded belongings. The handcart wheels crunched over them, ...”