“For the first six months, all whe wanted was honest labor, finely crafted novels, and surf.”

“It was all balance. But then, she already knew that from surfing.”

“This sense of 'place' -- that there was nothing to be wanted from material things, nothing to be saved.”

“The two girls grew up at the edge of the ocean and knew it was paradise, and better than Eden, which was only a garden.”

“I want to touch you in real time not find you on YouTube, I want to walk next to you in the mountains not friend you on Facebook.”

“You have to give to the world the thing that you want the most, in order to fix the broken parts inside you.”

“When we give in the world what we want the most, we heal the broken part inside each of us.”