“The people you love never leave you ...”

“the Devil danced all over the place in his beautiful eyes. You never knew what kind of surprise he had for you, just to make you laugh.”

“She says that on the day you stop believing in love you may as will lie down and die. I think she may be right.”

“Isn’t it amazing how much good people can do for each other when you give them the opportunity to help?”

“I want you to think. Gawd got his special purpose for you, just like He does for every one of us. He done give you a very good mind. The world you have when you grow up is gonna be the one you make. You use your mind and make it better.”

“Father Michaels' sermon was mercifully short. He had a reputation for three-minute homilies, tightly written, provocative and insightful. His words centered on the true meaning of Christianity. That is was all about love. Love of God, love of self, love of family, love of community. Love was a gift.”

“When you start running from trouble? It confers with the devil on how to find you twice as fast.”