“You are stronger than me," Asa says. "And in bravery and strength, there is a kind of beauty.”

“Never trust a storyteller," he says. "We're all of us liars.”

“I hate them!' she cried. 'It's not fair!''No, it isn't,' Frederick said gently.'I can't do it all!''No. You can't.' After a long moment he said, 'But you can do what you can.''And what if that isn't enough?'Frederick held her shoulders and took a step back. He looked in her eyes. 'Enough for what?''For my family.''What more could they ask for than what you've given?”

“In life, the hardest decisions often have to be made more than once. But each time, it gets easier.”

“Sometimes, when we want something so badly, we fear failure more than we fear being without that thing.”

“When you are in pain, a moment is an eternity.”

“You can never trust anyone once you've had to trap them in a cage.”