"Life, he realize, was much like a song. In the beginning there is mystery, in the end there is confirmation, but it's in the middle where all the emotion resides to make the whole thing worthwhile."
"He stared at her, knowing with certainty that he was falling in love. He pulled her close and kissed her beneath a blanket of stars, wondering how on earth he'd been lucky enough to find her."
"Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more."
"I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?"
"In the end you should always do the right thing even if it's hard."
"More than anything, he wanted to return to the house with the same look of peace that he'd seen on Pastor Harris's face, but he trudged through the sand, he couldn't help feeling like an amateur, someone searching for God's truths like a child searching for seashells."