“My daddy says that when you do somethin' to distract you from your worstest fears, it's like whistlin' past the graveyard. You know, making a racket to keep the scaredness and the ghosts away. He s...”

“A body can't run from what they done. They carry it with them inside. It fester and spread like poison if it's buried. It gotta be out in the air where it can heal.”

“I know you didnt see the violence and need for control in him in the beginning, but Im sure it was there. Nothing you did turned him into such an abusive man. And you well, you just didnt see your...”

“She slammed down the phone. The sharp bang shattered my heart like a bottle hitting the sidewalk”

“My daddy always said being brave wasnt not being scared. Being brave was keeping going when you were.”

“I know you didn’t see the violence and need for control in him in the beginning, but I’m sure it was there. Nothing you did turned him into such an abusive man. And you … well, you just didn’t see ...”

“Nature in everything demands respect, and those who violate her laws seldom violate them with impunity.”

“If you behave in a manner that poisons your relationship, dont be surprised when it dies.”

“Grow your courage by remembering each day is a gift.”

“You can't get too far into the Gospels without noticing that Jesus made a pretty lousy apologist.”

“True spirituality is "the place where desperation meets Jesus.”

“In Jesus the full meaning of peace is revealed: he gave peace, made peace and is our peace (Jn. 14:27; Eph. 2:14f.).”

“Life is all about practicing for heaven." p 101.”

“The vaunted experience of age was perhaps only a matter of wounds and scarring -- that young minds to old minds might be as young bodies to old bodies: stronger, more vital, less twisted by damage.”

“And because Eddie knew that was only the truth, he said nothing.”