“This world is bursting with silenced women and girls who have stories that need to be screamed, or whispered, or sang.”

“The sound of her voice was painful. She screamed, sobbed, whispered Hallelujah. But she never sang it.”

“Women of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity.”

“He whispered, breaking the silence because he could no longer bear it, daring to make a noise because a whisper was better than a scream”

“The world has enough women who know how to be smart. It needs women who are willing to be simple. The world has enough women who know how to be brilliant. It needs some who will be brave. The world has enough women who are popular. It needs more who are pure. We need women, and men, too, who would rather be morally right than socially correct.”

“There's no need to shout. The truth is as loud at a whisper as at a scream.”