“Simple really," I said. "The heart does not grow back.”

“To age is to embrace a slow hurt inside and out, to collect scars like rings on a tree, dark and withered and sometimes only visible if someone cuts deep enough. Scars keep the past close enough to touch, but healing is forgetting. Healing invites another cut. Healing is the tide that smoothes away our line in the sand. For life to begin, the damage must be permanent.”

“I don't think anyone can grow unless he's loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be.”

“[I]f we can bring our children understanding, comfort, and hopefulness when they need this kind of support, then they are more likely to grow into adults who can find these resources within themselves later on. (from the introduction)”

“Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.”

“The kingdom of God is for the broken hearted”

“Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.”