“The truth of God's love is not that He allows bad things to happen, it's his promise that he will be there with us--when they do.”

“When God allows something to be taken from you, He replaces it with something better.”

“When you read you can have every adventure. In the pages of a book you can be anyone you ever dreamed of being... They can never tell you you're too young to slay the dragon -- because it all happens right here, where it's safe.”

“Impatience can cause wise people to do foolish things. ”

“Sometimes love isn't fireworks, sometimes love just comes softly.”

“She thanked God that life was not always winter, that spring always came at last to chase away the cold and heaviness, and to release one to warmth and movement again.”

“True love is born of experience, not fairy dust.”