“My cynicism continuously undermines her faith in her own ability to master her moods.”

“My effort should never be to undermine another's faith but to make him a better follower of his own faith.”

“There was something in her eyes that made me trust her. Maybe it was because they held the same cynicism, the same world-weariness I saw in my own every morning when I looked at myself in the mirror.”

“He glanced at her. “You were the moon of my existence; your moods dictated the tides of my heart.”The tides of her own heart surged at his words, even though his words were nothing but lies.”

“No matter what the challenge, Aurore always felt stronger on her own territory. Her deepest faith abided in her vines. She knew her childhood home on Cyprus like she knew her own body.”

“Faith never makes herself her own plea, she rests all her argument upon the blood of Christ.”