How're the Broncos doing?" "Like a bunch of carrots." "Is that bad?" "Can carrots play baseball?" "I guess not." "Then you have your answer.

But a risk-free life wasn't much of a life, really, and if she was going to change, she might as well start now.

It all comes down to who is by your side and who is willing to stand up for love even when it seems impossible.

That he would love her no matter what she told him, and that he was the kind of man who loved her already and would love her forever.

For some reason, it didn’t feel right. Victor’s words seemed to confirm that. There was another reason that he’d come here. Falling in love with Elizabeth might have been part of it. But that wasn’t all. Something else was coming. There is more.

He didn't believe in a God who sifted through prayers, answering some and ignoring others, no matter how unworthy or worthy a person might be. Instead, he preferred to believe in a God who bestowed all people with gifts and abilities and placed them in an imperfect world; only then was faith tested, only then could faith be earned.

She laughed, and the sound was so melodic that I knew I wanted to hear it again.