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61 " His father had said once that the hardest choices in life aren’t between what’s right and what’s wrong but between what’s right and what’s best. "
― Jamie Ford , Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
62 " Obedience as a sign of loyalty, as an expression of honor, even as an act of love, was a well-worn theme in his household "
63 " Father believed in a government of the people but was wary of who those people were. "
64 " You can’t take credit for stuff that goes back to before you were even born. You understand me? "
65 " You just gave me hope, Henry." Mr. Okabe shook Henry's small hand and looked him in the eye. "And sometimes hope is enough to get you through anything. "
66 " I had my chance.” He said it, retiring from a lifetime of wanting. “I had my chance, and sometimes in life, there are no second chances. You look at what you have, not what you miss, and you move forward. "
67 " But choosing to lovingly care for her was like steering a plane into a mountain as gently as possible. The crash is imminent; it’s how you spend your time on the way down that counts. "