How far can a person go... and still live with himself.

Or in other words, it's the substance you've got when you start that determines the outcome.

Life is not a plot; it's in the details.

Being a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life.

I would figure out, later, how to explain to my boss that, for me, Delia will never be a story, but a happy ending.

If you want to see God laugh, make a plan.

Dr. Keller begins pacing. "I don't think we've been hearing Faith just right. Her guard...the words..they sound alike." What do you mean?" Your daughter," Dr. Keller says flatly. "I think she's seeing God.