“Your disbelief in God does not determine His existence. God is. Period. Whether you believe it or not.”

“When we take our eyes off Jesus and only focus on ourselves and our circumstances, we can no longer see Him. God says He will keep us in perfect peace if we keep our eyes on Him.”

“Its important to have a husband that lives and believes the same way you do. Otherwise, youre asking for problems.”

“It would still be a long way until she was completely free, but the door had been cracked open and a smidgen of hope broke through the darkness.”

“YOU are important. You are special. You are loved. GOD has a plan for your life! Find out what it is and you'll experience a depth of fulfillment you never thought possible.”

“Isnt that the way God works? Shed thought. He takes the things in our lives that are ugly, disgusting, and downright wicked, and transforms them into something magnificent.”

“here she is, all mine, trying her best to give me all she can. How could I ever hurt her? But I didnt understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can...”

“Any happiness, no matter how brief, seemed better than the long, simmering torture of waking up day after day, knowing I could never have him.”

“Everyone always wants to know how you can tell when it's true love, and the answer is this: when the pain doesn't fade and the scars don't heal, and it's too damned late.”

“Don't worry about hurting me, if that's what you're afraid of. I want to get hurt. At least Ill feel something for a change.”

“Pain becomes proud because it believes no one else understands.”

“How much pain a person detains may be proportionate to the pain they spare others when they'd rather hurt than hurt another.”