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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I told you I didn't have a heart. I do have one. I just didn't know it until I met you. You are my light. My soul craves you, and I love you with every ounce of the heart you've awakened in me. I...I could live without you but I wouldn't want to. Will you marry me, Evelyn Marie?”