I call it God Light, because it reminds me of heaven. Every time the light shines through the window we built or any window at all, you'll know I'm right there with you, okay? That's going to be me. I'll be the light in the window.

I’m stuck babysitting turtle eggs while a volleyball player slash grease monkey slash aquarium volunteer tries to hit on me.” I’m not hitting on you,” he protested. No?” Believe me, you’d know if I was hitting on you. You wouldn’t be able to stop yourself from succumbing to my charms.

...there are people who added goodness to the world and people who lived to destroy it.

Because in the end, and no matter how hard it is, acceptance helps people move on with the rest of their lives.

I finally understood what true love meant...love meant that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be.

You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.

because the past was always around her and might return at any time. It prowled the world searching for her, and she knew it was growing angrier at every passing day.