“The purpose of life is to find your way back to a spiritual way of thinking and living—to be able to get past the physical stuff.”

“...there is no way of truly knowing one’s heart until one is put to the test.”

“We have to face difficulties to find out what our true strengths are. How we come back from failure is a very valuable test.”

“That's okay," she told him."It's cute."Cute. Ryan wanted to die. In a painful, gory, noncute way.”

“But even the worst earthly pain and heartache doesn't last into the heavenly realm. And it all serves a higher purpose.”

“Would you like me to drive so you can manage your social life?” I asked. It came out much snippier than I’d intended, but he was oblivious to mytone, still looking at his newest message.“No, no, I’m fine.”“We’d better not get in an accident because you’re busy sexting and driving,” I said. He burst out laughing”

“My whole life I’d fooled myself into thinking I didn’t need his love, but I’d been wrong. Everyone needed their father’s love.”