If pinpointing God's presence were really that simple, then he supposed the beaches would be more crowded in the mornings. They would be filled with people on their own quests, instead of people jogging or walking their dogs or fishing in the surf.

But...as bad as it was, I learned something about myself. That I could go through something like that and survive. I mean, I know it could have been worse--a lot worse-- but for me, it was all I could have handled at the time. And I learned from it.

Poetry, she thought, wasn't written to be analyzed; it was meant to inspire without reason, to touch without understanding.

The key to happiness is achievable dreams.

If it came down to that, I'd protect you in a heartbeat.

If hers are the stars in the nighttime sky, mine are the haunted empty spaces in between.

I been watchin' you, workin day and night, slavin so hard you barely have time to catch your breath. People do that for three reasons. Either they crazy, or stupid, or tryin' to forget.