“Love had still seemed like such a paltry thing in the face of all my doubts then, much the way it felt now. David had worries my love couldnt touch, fears my love couldnt easily dispel. My love see...”

“I know a little something about fear, honey. I know what a relief it feels like to give into it at first. Its not hard to persuade yourself that youre doing the right thingthat youre making the sma...”

“It’s not called ‘falling in love’ for no reason. It’s scary! It’s like jumping out of a plane with no parachute. Or bungee-jumping without your cord attached. Or hang-gliding with only one wing.”

“If you are not willing to stand up for anything or anybody, then why should the Creator take a single step to help you?”

“If I am to be fallen into love, I will. And if as a result I will appear to be stupid, disillusioned, and of poor judgment, I will. And I would be damned if I cared what other people think. For I w...”

“To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.”

“She wasnt exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she knew for sure was that right here and now, she was falling hard and she could only pray that he was feeling the same way.”

“First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.”

“Sometimes you break your heart in the right way, if you know what I mean.”

“Life remains unchangedtill a leap of faithruns towards heaven”

“Leaps of faith tend to favour those with long legs.”