“This is also a book abut God, about what it means--and what it doesn't mean--to believe.”

“...being a good girl is more about what you believe on the inside that how you behave on the outside. That means whether you've messed up big or you've messed up little, we all mess up.”

“Just because it doesn't make sense 'to me' doesn't mean it doesn't make sense 'at all'.”

“It isn't about what we are supposed to 'do'; it is about what we choose to 'believe'.”

“Maybe you're wondering what it actually means to live a graceful life. We've got many chapters ahead to figure out what that might look like for you. ...”

“There is no activity that is somehow more Christian than another. God looks at the heart, and that is the good part that Mary knew. he simply asks us to come as we are and to be willing, open to receive whatever he might have for us this day. That is what it means to live a graceful life.”

“I choose to believe God rather than my feelings. I choose to believe I am acceptable even though I feel unacceptable.”