# The Christmas Train  ## Metadata - Author: [[David Baldacci]] - Full Title: The Christmas Train - Category: #books ## Highlights - “Then you take her without reservation, disclaimer, parental demands, or otherwise. You take her as she is with all her faults, weaknesses, idiosyncrasies, and requirements. You take her without qualification, with no strings attached by anyone else, because that’s what loving someone means. If you let that woman out of your life, you’re a fool. She’s given up as much as you, if not more. This may be the only shot you have at happiness. She may be the one woman in the entire world who you will love and who will make you happy. If you blow it, there’s no going back, Steve, trust me.” ([Location 1432](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B001GUXJN8&location=1432))