“None of us mattered to her, not me, or her critics or defenders. No more than bugs on a lampshade.”

“As a matter of fact, we are none of us above criticism; so let us bear with each other's faults.”

“And no child deserved to die for defending her father, no matter who she was”

“Into the night, in the dark, he lay beside her, listening to her breathe. He knew the varied and sundry reasons a man would kill. But none were more fierce, none were more vital than to hold safe what he loved.”

“Of all the creations of the Almighty, there is none more beautiful, none more inspiring than a lovely daughter of God who walks in virtue with an understanding of why she should do so, who honors and respects her body as a thing sacred and divine, who cultivates her mind and constantly enlarges the horizon of her understanding, who nurtures her spirit with everlasting truth. God will hold us accountable if we neglect His daughters. He has given us a great and compelling trust. May we be faithful to that trust.”

“And so we all matter - maybe less than a lot, but always more than none.”