“I bunch Rachel's hair in my fist. The silky strands rub the spot between my fingers and I press my lips to her head. My heart hurts and soars and hurts again, all at the same time. I said I love he...”

“She broke my heart. My mother broke my heart. If I love Rachel shell have more power than both of them combined because this overwhelming pulse in my body...this overwhelming need to protect her an...”

“I touch the double row of silver hoop earrings hanging from his left ear, trail along his jawline, his neck, down his shoulder, to the flaming tail of the dragon on his arm. He leans into the cares...”

“When Im with you, even my past seems like a bad dream, he says. Ive sat on this hill a hundred times, and all I used to see were lights that represented places where I wasnt wanted, where I never b...”

“Will seeing me be a problem?While theres this overwhelming voice screaming yes in the back of my mind, theres a smile twisting on my face and I bring my hands together in front of me, feeling sudde...”

“His hands go to my waistmy waist! And they feel so right. I like this closeness. Maybe I like it too much. A guy has never been this close to me. Never. And I cant believe its happening, even if it...”

“He could totally be your boyfriend," [Angel] went on with annoying persistance. "You guys could get married. I could be like a junior bridesmaid. Total could be your flower dog.""I'm only a kid!" I...”

“I'll never see Ivy alive again.But she's still everywhere. In every drop of bubbling swamp water. In every leaf hanging from every tree. In every speck of swamp mud. In every blade of grass. In eve...”

“If you meet an angel, you will have not peace, but a fever.”

“You need to understand that you are not your appearance or your body”

“Women do not give a very favorable estimate of their appearance”

“It is complexes that prevent women with a good appearance from adequately assessing themselves”

“One day, I decided to help wherever I could & it was almost like magic, because I was exactly what the world needed everywhere I went.”

“There is no more compelling motivation to worthwhile endeavor than the knowledge that we are children of God, that God expects us to do something with our lives, and that He will give us help when ...”

“Only a person who is motivated in the inner depths of his being will help without hesitation and with no obligation for the one helped.”