"No," his father replied, "you ran for you. I just hope you're running toward something, not away from something." - Nicholas Sparks

In the end you should always do the right thing even if it's hard.

Why? Do you want to rescue me, too, Taylor? … That's what you're trying to do, isn't it? … I appreciate what you're trying to do, but it's not what I need right now. I need to handle this my own way.

Standing next to Micah, I realized that there were times when we talked not because we needed to communicate anything important, but simply because we each drew comfort from the other's voice.