“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Well, a lot of people believe in the happily ever after and the fairytale relationships, let's not take that away from them.”