"Blinded in one eye; can't hardly hear. I get twitches and shakes out of nowhere; always losing my line of thought. But you know what? God keeps reminding me I'm lucky to be alive."

"Cate Blanchett — Daisy Fuller"

"Did you know that I was struck by lightning seven times?"

"You never know what's comin' for ya."

"Did I ever tell you I was struck by lightning seven times? Once when I was in the field, just tending to my cows:"

"And in the spring, 2003, he looked at me. And I knew — that he knew — who I was. And then he closed his eyes, as if to go to sleep."

"For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people who have a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again."

"Some people were born to sit by a river. Some get struck by lightning. Some have an ear for music. Some are artists. Some swim. Some know buttons. Some know Shakespeare. Some are mothers. And some people — dance."

"I know the circumstances and I've accepted that. Loving you is worth all of it."

"I promise you, I'll never lose myself to self-pity again."

"Everyone ends up in diapers at some point, sweetie."

"Did I ever tell you I been struck by lightning seven times? Once when I was just sittin' in my truck just minding my own business."

"Poor child, he got the worst of it. Come out white."

"Everybody feels different about themselves, one way or another. But we’re all going the same way. Just taking different roads to get there, that’s all.”"

"I wish I'd known him."

"Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss."

"It's a funny thing about comin' home. Looks the same, smells the same, feels the same. You'll realize what's changed is you."

"Sometimes we're on a collision course, and we just don't know it. Whether it's by accident or by design, there's not a thing we can do about it."

"If only one thing had happened differently: if that shoelace hadn't broken; or that delivery truck had moved moments earlier; or that package had been wrapped and ready, because the girl hadn't broken up with her boyfriend; or that man had set his alarm and got up five minutes earlier; or that taxi driver hadn't stopped for a cup of coffee; or that woman had remembered her coat, and got into an earlier cab, Daisy and her friend would've crossed the street, and the taxi would've driven by. But life being what it is — a series of intersecting lives and incidents, out of anyone's control — that taxi did not go by, and that driver was momentarily distracted, and that taxi hit Daisy, and her leg was crushed."