It was crazy. One minute my arms were around him in a very platonic friendly hug, the next, I was on fire, and no matter how he much touched me, it was not enough.

It’s the enemy of your enemy who is your friend Sophie, not the friend of your friend.

I love you, I’ve loved you for years and I’ll love you for years more. It’s not something I can fight, it’s not something I want to fight.

And he grew and grew strong as a boy must grow who does not know that he is learning any lessons, and who has nothing in the world to think of except things to eat" (23).

The only thing you can take with you when you die is what you are. Character counts more than possessions.

What if this is a horrible mistake?" I croaked. "Oh, it'll be horrible fine, just a bunch of pretentious rich people with shelves of expensive books they've never read.

I really want to live in New York. That's the city of my dreams.

I've learned... That you should never say no to a gift from a child.

A better politics is one where we appeal to each other’s basic decency instead of our basest fears.

Young atheists abound, but old atheists are rare.

God never intended for us to simply be the objects of His love. We are also called to be the instruments of that love in the lives of others.

The first purpose of your life is to be loved by God! Yes, it is important to serve him, obey, and trust him, but your first purpose is to love him.

God’s power rests not on totalizing omnipotence, but on His ability to alchemize suffering, tragedy, and loss into wisdom, understanding, and joy.