“Having you in my life has mended my soul, helped me to believe I'm more... that I matter. Knowing you has made me whole.”

“My heart didn't beat until I met you.”

“Trying to cut corners and get around rules makes [anyone] miserable. When you‘make yourself mind yourself,’ when you know you are going to do what you sayyou will do, you will know joy.”

“Then how's this? You ignite for me, but more, you make me ignite for you. And no woman, not in my whole goddamned life, has made me ignite the way you do.”

“Joy is not about looks or personality or a fluent tongue. It is about having the image of God in your countenance and the power of God in your testimony. It is about loving to be on the Lord’s errand.”

“The city takes a breath on Sunday. Of all that’s lost with the pursuit of what’s next, I hope we don’t lose that…”

“Stones don't walk.They're so perfect they've nowhere to go.”