“Life isn’t about what you’ve lost.”

“Deception was another phase of life, with betrayal at its heels; or sometimes, shining in its eyes.”

“It seemed unreal and unfair—that someone purposed for such evil could appear so alluring and ethereal.”

“Darkness cannot rule light forever, and evil never truly has won dominion over good.”

“Saving the body will do nothing but prolong the death. It is the souls that are immortal, and you cannot give yours away.”

“You walk in both light and shadow, and each one fits you.”

“Weight (too much or too little) is a by-product. Weight is what happens when you use food to flatten your life. Even with aching joints, it's not about food. Even with arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure. It's about your desire to flatten your life. It's about the fact that you've given up without saying so. It's about your belief that it's not possible to live any other way -- and you're using food to act that out without ever having to admit it. (p. 53)”