“It's your bone structure, contemplates Erin, that's what makes you pretty. It's the scars that make you memorable.”
“Listen to your life. Listen to what happens to you because it is through what happens to you that God speaks . . . It's in language that's not always easy to decipher, but it's there, powerfully, memorably, unforgettably.”
“It isn't how much time you spend somewhere that makes it memorable; it's how you spend the time.”
“It's okay to have flaws, that's what makes you real.”
“If there is love, smallpox scars are as pretty as dimples. I'll love your face no matter what it looks like. Because it's yours.”
“It's not the substance of what you make known to me that's beautiful; it's the opening of your heart. It is the 'yes' in your heart to be mine. The fact that you are revealing the secrets and letting me peer into your heart--that is in itself the beautiful part.”