“Mack likes to say that they all got their good looks from him, "...cuz Nan still has hers.”

“There is something joyful about storms that interrupt routine... One can almost hear a unified sigh rise from the nearby city and surrounding countryside where Nature has intervened to give respite to the weary humans slogging it out within her purview. All those affected this way are united by a mutual excuse, and the heart is suddenly and unexpectedly a little giddy.”

“Remember, that choosing to stay on the ground is a choice to facilitate a relationship, to honor it. You don't play a game or color a picture with a child to show your superiority. Rather, you choose to limit yourself so as to facilitate and honor that relationship... It is not about winning and losing, but about love and respect.”

“Život bez ljubavi je kao da ptici podrežeš krila i ne dopustiš joj mogućnost da leti. Bol nam zna potkresati krila i prizemljiti nas, a ako takvo stanje ostane nerješeno dulje vrijeme, možeš i zaboraviti kako si stvoren da bi letio.''...''Pticu ne definira to što je na zemlji, nego njezina sposobnost da leti. Upamti, ljude ne definiraju njihova ograničenja, nego mogućnosti koje sam u njih ugradio. Nisu obilježeni onim kakvim se čine, nego svime što nosi to da su stvoreni na moju sliku.''Bog”

“Sarayu: “Mack, if anything matters than everything matters. Because you are important, everything you do is important. Every time you forgive, the universe changes; every time you reach out and touch a heart or a life, the world changes; with every kindness and service, seen or unseen, my purposes are accomplished and nothing will ever be the same again” (235).”

“Forgiveness is not about forgetting, Mack. It is about letting go of another person's throat.”

“So why create the poisonous plants at all?” Mack queried, handing back the twig.(Sarayu answers) “Your question presumes that poison is bad; that such creations have no purpose. Many of these so-called bad plants, like this one, contain incredible properties for healing or are necessary for some of the most magnificent wonders when combined with something else. Humans have a great capacity for declaring something good or evil, without truly knowing.”