“They said love made you strong, but in Louise's opinion it made you weak. It corkscrewed into your heart and you couldn't get it out again, not without ripping your heart to pieces.”

“Love sounded terrible if it made you so weak, you couldn't survive with out it.”

“She realised with an intense, wonderful rush that love didn't make you weak. It made you vulnerable, but it also made you strong.”

“He said I was his heart, and you don’t leave your heart behind. You can’t live without your heart.”

“If nature has made you a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart. And though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out of that.”

“I think you're the kind of man a girl can count on. You just can't let go of losing your family. You can't let yourself love because you think your heart can't handle it . . . that something bad will happen. But you're wrong. It's true . . . grief is the price for love. But hearts are made to mend. Christ can do wonders with a broken heart, if given all the pieces.”