Taya Kyle

“I am overwhelmed with gratitude, and my heart is full. 'American Sniper' has broken records, which follows such an honest path of Chris's life.”

“Many of us who have cars have felt some form of extreme anger at other drivers because we feel they have put us in harm's way. We might even envision ramming their cars or cutting them off in return, but do we actually do it? No, because the overwhelming majority of us never want to take another human life.”

“I think it's a mistake to miss out on joy just because you have pain.”

“I have learned in my life that my plans don't matter. It's God's plan.”

“I can tell you that my family in the absolute worst of times has seen the absolute best in people. And, that has given us more strength than could ever imagine.”

“I think when you suffer a tremendous loss, everybody needs love and support in tangible ways. And that's what people have done for us.”

“I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.”

“When the dark days come, many wonderful moments, those will all seem dead and empty to you. It will take practice and even hard work to find the joy sometimes.”

“I think everybody goes through things in their life where they're like, 'This does not make any sense,' or 'I don't understand why this is happening,' but that's part of the journey of faith.”

“Something that I've struggled with for awhile is looking at our country voting on sound bites, and to me, character is really important.”

“The blessing is that my kids have a lot of strong men and strong marriages around them, so I feel like they are getting what they need as far as role modeling. So I don't feel the pressure for them.”

“I'll proudly stand with one of the great leaders this state and country have ever produced: Rick Perry.”

“I think that God prepared me for Chris's death in some ways, because I've seen other people lose their spouses. I've known for a long time that life isn't fair.”

“You like to be independent, but you will need to learn to ask for help. It doesn't make you weak.”

“There's no road map. There's no textbook on how grief works and when your heart will be open - or if it ever will.”

“I've been taught in my life that you can have plans, but you can't count on them.”

“We all suffer. It's part of life. The blessing is - while evil exists, Divinity does, too, and it is stronger.”

“There's a consequence for everything, and that goes back to the Bible for me.”

“Common sense to one person might be something different to another.”

“From the days of Cain and Abel, we know all too well there will always be evil. But that evil shouldn't take away our freedoms.”