“Its easy to be a Christian when youre living the perfect life. Its easy to live a perfect life when God seems to be showering you with blessings.”

“Scars can actually be proof of a healing wound.”

“Hiding a wound can cause a serious infection without healing. It has to be exposed and washed. Sure, the cleansing may cause pain at firstbut, in the end, it brings healing, as well as relief.”

“Who do those boys think they are, treating us as if we are their property, taking away our innocence?”

“The moon is your reminder that God is never-changing, and you can always depend on Him to hear your prayers.”

“I wonder if only artists can feel peace like thissuch a gentle, inconspicuous peace that an ordinary person might not even notice.”

“The beginning of wisdom, as they say. When you're seventeen you know everything. When you're twenty-seven if you still know everything you're still seventeen.”

“Do you know why you feel destined for something greater? Why? Kip asked, quiet, hopeful. Because youre an arrogant little shit.”

“I knew from Brianna that being beautiful wasnt all great. Brianna had changed in middle school. One day we were both seventh graders and the next, she was a supermodel who had a seventh grader for ...”