“Truth is that when all is said and done, the only thing we end up fearing is time.”

“She knew at times like this she was an anchor for him, a reminder that there was light and life in between the darkness and drying.”

“For some reason Eldorado now seemed analogous to something – something better, a change for the good, a little place of hope. Maybe nothing would be different. Maybe Eldorado would be just one more kind of disappointment, but it was a purpose and it was a goal and it was a destination. It was a reason to keep moving.”

“Imbuing life with some element of magic gave him hope. Hope that there was a reason for all things. Hope that the future was even now learning from the mistakes of the past.”