“Life may suck but death is worse.”

“Forensics had taught her that scars left tissue much tougher than skin.”

“I've decided that I can also touch the hearts of many - dead people, but the living, too. (Cameryn Mahoney)”

“No, that's because there are more interesting things to do."Her grandmother looked at her sharply. "Like cutting into dead bodies"Carmeryn swallowed back her irration. "Yeah-the live one kick too much.”

“You think because you face situations not of your making that you exercise no choice? That you are helpless? To the contrary, child. Your whole life has been full of choices. Hiding from a hard truth is a choice. Surrender - even to the inevitable - is a choice. Even in death there is a choice. You may have no control over the time or manner of your death, but you can choose how you face it.”

“Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you'll suck forever.”

“You may be at odds with God right now. You're not happy with the way your life is turning out. You may be praying and pleading with God. But is it possible you don't really want God? Is it possible you just want what you think God can give you? One of the things I believe God is teaching me in my life these days is that at times we want our dreams more than we want God. We want what God does for us instead of just God.”