“There is no such thing as failure, there's just giving up too soon.”

“I have had dreams, and I've had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams.”

“I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams.”

“There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality.”

“But God answered with silence. He did that sometimes, and Father Ferguson always interpreted it to mean that he should think for himself. Admittedly, it didn't always work out well when the pastor thought for himself, but you couldn't just give up.”

“Allan said that they would all turn up soon. And then he ended with some encouraging words about how he thought that there wasn’t a single person in the world who had gone so far with such a limited intelligence as Amanda had done. And Amanda thought that was so beautifully said, that tears came to her eyes.”

“With every strike of lightning Comes a memory that lasts Not a word is left unspoken As the thunder starts to crash Maybe I should give up Standing out in the rain Need to know if it's over Cause I would leave you alone I'm flooded with all this pain Knowing that I'll never hold her Like I did before the storm”