“It keeps us ever mindful of life, how it streams by in an awful rush if one is not careful to stop and listen...and honestly see. (Main character Annie Zook)”

“The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone. ”

“How often have I noticed or, indeed, listened to him? We talk, but do I actually listen, or is our conversation mainly a question of my waiting for him to stop and for it to be my turn to say something? For how many of us is that what conversation means - the setting up of our lines?”

“People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.”

“If you don't care about the main character in a novel, then you probably won't care about the story either.”

“From start to finish, this movie is obviously about God. He is the main character. How is is possible that we live as though it is about us?”