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“The hardest thing you will ever do in life is to know for sure what is true.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“...in the presence of God, it is less important who is right than what is right.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“Home meant a sanctuary, as common and taken for granted as the sun rising in the morning.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“What if believing was not about the good in the world? What if people had faith not because of what some superior being could do for them but what they could do when the light of something bigger than any one individual awakened within them--for the sake of others? If evil had been here since the dawn of time, maybe goodness was also here. Maybe, his mistake was thinking it was about him, his own future, his own soul, and not about this: the world needed the good that was in him.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“Why does everyone need a label?”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“He'd survived by following two very important rules: don't feel anything and don't expect anything from anyone.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“His arm wrapped around her back in a way that was instinctual for him now. She was a puzzle piece, fitting into his side where there had always been an empty space.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“When you didn't have the ocean or mountain to keep you busy, he supposed you hurled pumpkins.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“In every drop of water live over one hundred thousand microbes, so, it is quite literally alive. It is the universal solvent, required for all life. It is the beginning of all things. Water is strong enough to wear down mountains but agile enough to move through the tiniest crevice. Your body is two-thirds water and every cell in it responds to that water.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“When you loved someone, it was impossible to believe they were hopeless.”
― G.P. Ching, Return to Eden

“Do you think it’s fair? I sold my soul for this brand, and the protection it gives me. That’s what it says in the small print. Lots of people don’t read the small print, but I did. When you get your brand, you swear to align yourself body, mind, and soul to Milton Blake and Harrington Enterprises. Seems odd for a corporation to ask for your soul, but this is the apocalypse.”
― G.P. Ching, The Last Soulkeeper

“Holy expensive taste, Batman." Jacob gawked at the jewel-encrusted depiction of Adam and Eve standing under an ornate tree on the ceiling.”
― G.P. Ching, Weaving Destiny

“Death lived up to Jacob’s expectations. The day he died was sunny, as it was most days on the island of Oahu where he lived. Only a few miles away, bikini-clad tourists stretched out on the sand”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“Don’t you know about destiny, Malini? Destiny is not a place that we navigate to like a pinpoint on a map. Destiny is a fabric woven from our choices. It is the cloak we wear every day and the shroud that covers us in our death. You can’t wait for destiny to find you. You make it for yourself.”
― G.P. Ching, Weaving Destiny

“The night Frank found her it was raining, a wrath-of-God type of downpour”
― G.P. Ching, Grounded

“Just like osmosis, the goodness in you will always attract evil.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“What if believing was not about the good in the world? What if people had faith not because of what some superior being could do for them but what they could do when the light of something bigger than any one individual awakened within them—for the sake of others? If evil had been here since the dawn of time, maybe goodness was also here. Maybe, his mistake was thinking it was about him, his own future, his own soul, and not about this: the world needed the good that was in him.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“Then why am I here?" "For you to become what you were born to be, you must face and overcome your greatest fears. You must release what you desire most, and you must choose your course based on your wish to serve, knowing you may do so alone.”
― G.P. Ching, Weaving Destiny

“The world outside was a rolling sea and he was on a raft without a paddle. There was nothing to anchor him and no way to shore.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“Logically, if you grow up here and you are open minded, you go to college and never come back. If you like it here, which means that you are happy living in the same house, with the same people and ideas as the generation before, then you stay. If you stay, you marry someone just like you. It's like inbreeding.”
― G.P. Ching

“life we have to solve the problems we face. We have to think critically about the situations before us. Your education, your experiences, they are all valuable. They create your tools to overcome the difficulties you will face.”
― G.P. Ching, Weaving Destiny

“ "The hardest thing you will ever do in life is to know for sure what is true.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“in our apartment. I don’t even remember getting into the car with her.” “She’s missing, Jacob.” “Missing?” he said, sitting up in bed despite the pain. “But she must’ve been in the car with me. How could they have rescued me and not her?” “You were inside the car when they found it. She wasn’t.” “But that doesn’t make any sense.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“answered. “There have been abductions in the area. Nine women went missing in the last year; six were found dead. Murdered. There were signs of a struggle where they found you.” Jacob’s blood froze in his veins. “Are you saying, my mom might have been abducted, or worse,”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“The world outside was a rolling sea and he was on a raft without a paddle. There was nothing to anchor him and no way to shore. He”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“It was a point of pain, of looking out from his loathing as if it were a cocoon that had served its purpose.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“There have been abductions in the area. Nine women went missing in the last year; six were found dead. Murdered. There were signs of a struggle where they found you.” Jacob’s blood froze in his veins. “Are you”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“There were only so many things a person could lose before they clung to what they had left.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“Mary’s Catholic Church with the Laudners amidst a sea of whispers and sideways glances. Truth can be a fuzzy concept in the best of circumstances. His story was less than perfect. When his mom returned with him to the Laudners’ home, he wondered how Uncle John and Aunt Carolyn would react. Dr. Silva, Malini, Lilly, and Jacob had talked”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“table. The bruise that arced across Jacob’s chest looked like the top half of a large circle … or a steering wheel. He traced the edge with his finger, a rainbow of purple-hued skin. A chill ran up his spine. “Did”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers