“Women want the fairytale. Not all women, of course, but most women grow up dreaming about the kind of man who would risk everything for them, even knowing they might get hurt.”

“Life was about spending time together, about having the time to walk together holding hands, talking quietly as the sun go down. It wasn’t glamorous, but it was, in many ways, the best that life has to offer.”

“She embraced the idea that maturity meant thinking about risk long before you pondered the reward, and that success and happiness in life were as much about avoiding mistakes as making your mark in the world.”

Life was about spending time together , about having the time to walk together holding hands, talking quietly as the sun go down. It wasn’t glamorous, but it was, in many ways, the best that life has to offer. Wasn’t that how the old saying went? Who, on their deathbed, ever said they wished they had worked harder? Or spent less time enjoying a quiet afternoon? Or spent less time with their family?”