“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...”

“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...”

“Shes so beautiful it hurts. Golden blond hair flows past her shoulders. Those gorgeous violet eyes shouldnt be so wide with fear. Ive dreamed of being this close to her again. I ache to gather her ...”

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

“When you close your eyes and you feel the color, that is when you know that love has entered your heart.”

“If someone is really close with you, your getting upset or them getting upset is okay, and they dont change because of it. Its just part of the relationship. It happens. You deal with it.”

“Perhaps you are just close to what you have been waiting for all along and ideas start formulating in your mind and advising you to "give up". Tell them "not me".”

“I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: "Go down again - I dwell among the people.”

“We limit ourselves and God who wants to work through us”

“God can only work through those who have totally identified themselves with His will and purpose”