“Where there is life, there is hope.”

“I know what it is to hope and pray so hard that you're sure God will answer your prayer just so you'll stop asking.”

“She thought of the horse with his scars and wondered if having them so visible wasn't preferable to the hidden kind where nobody knew how to avoid the parts that still hurt.”

“Miles and years become suddenly invisible when you find yourself back where you started from, as if you've learned nothing and you are once again the person you once were.”

“A life without rain is like the sun without shade.”

“That there are no troubles in life that can't be sorted through or solved by spending time in the garden”

“Life isn't perfect. It's not supposed to be. We all make mistakes. You bash your head against the wall and you get hurt, but you walk away and make the best of it. And that's what makes it life, Brenna, not perfection. You'll never find happiness if you only expect to find a perfect life. Happiness is something we reach for while we try to learn from our disappointments.”