“Modest, conventional expectations weren't enough to lure Adam Brown away from the power of drug addiction that ensnared him. Instead, the college dropout already in his mid-twenties found only the big, near-impossible dream of being a Navy SEAL captivating enough to consistently draw him to different choices.”

“Apparently, dancing for him and throwing herself at him weren't enough. Apparently, she had to nearly commit murder to arouse him enough to attack her.”

“That’s why it was so impossible to tell him goodbye — because I was in love with him. Too. I loved him, much more than I should, and yet, still nowhere near enough. I was in love with him, but it was not enough to change anything; it was only enough to hurt us both more. To hurt him worse than I ever had.”

“A big desire is not enough to meet the expectations of lost dreams.”

“Once intangled with the bondage of drugs, the philosophy was "mind over matter" this belief would help to keep my mind from an abusive or addictive behavior. What a rue--it was actually Jesus over the matter that kept me sane enough to follow Him.”

“If we seem to get no good by attempting to draw near to Him, we may be sure we will get none by keeping away from Him.”