“You can't change where you come from, but you can change where you go from here. Just like a book. If you don't like the ending, you can make up a new one.”

“But relying on one person for your every need is so dangerous. One set of hands isn't enough to keep you from falling”

“Jack thought anyone who read couldn't be all that bad.”

“The books I read when I was twenty completely changed when I read them when I was sixty.”

“It was a remarkable realization to Eby, that we are what we're taught. That was why the Morris women were what they were. It was because they knew no different.”

“Eby knew all too well that there was a fine line when it came to grief. If you ignore it, it goes away, but then it always comes back when you least expect it. If you let it stay, if you make a pla...”

“For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.”

“The vast and beautiful world is the home we share together.”

“I stood there a long while, staring at that tree. It looked so strongSo beautiful. Hurt right down the middleBut alive and well. Cee touched my shoulderLightly. Frank? Yes? Come on, brother. Let's ...”

“You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six.”

“There's no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap.”

“I don't eat fast food, but I can't live without pizza.”