“This was an interesting thought; it had never occurred to me that one's name could be a compass.”

“It had never occurred to me that our lives, which had been so closely interwoven, could unravel with such speed.”

“It had never occurred to me that I could do something without permission. 'May I' was a way of life for a girl like me.”

“I thought how strange it had never occurred to me before that I was only purely happy until I was nine years old.”

“It never occurred to me that one man could start to play with the faith of fifty million people- with the single mindedness of a burglar blowing a safe.”

“Isn't it interesting that in Acts 11, at the end of verse 26, it says, "The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch." What I find interesting is the simple thought that the Christians didn't name themselves. But rather, they were called (or named) "Christians" by those watching their lives. I wonder if it would be the same today. Could someone look at your life or look at my life and name me a Christian? A humbling thought for sure.”