“Cowan son of Branieucc, you're the only one of my people that I know for sure still lives.”

“Go back to bed, Cowan. I want no promises from you.”

“...he couldn't help but wonder what Hannah might have looked like if...he'd answered that question April had asked him years ago.”

“Then, as now, it was just uncomfortable. Now, as then, it was a lifted chin and a crooked smile that said more than they would ever allow themselves to communicate.”

“All good things originate with the Creator God, he'd been taught, and the Song of Life was no exception.”

“A good editor is like a pair of Spanx: firming up the body, making the subject look good, and absolutely invisible.”

“Some people don`t know who they are. Crazy people know exactly who they are.Normal people who obey every rule will never know who they really are.”