Abigail

“He finally understood that God’s presence was everywhere, at all times, and was experienced by everyone at one time or another. It had been him in the workshop as he’d labored over the window with Jonah; it had been present in the weeks he’d spent with Ronnie. It was present here and now as his daughter played their song, the last song they would ever share. In retrospect, he wondered how he could have missed something so obvious.
God, he suddenly understood, was love in the purest form and in these last months with his children, he felt His touch as surely as he heard the music spilling from Ronnie’s hands.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song

“There was a time when I prayed to saints. What I liked about them were their humble beginnings: they were human, once, and so you knew that they just got it in a way Jesus never would. They understood what it meant to have your hopes dashed or your promises broken or you feelings hurt.”
― Jodi Picoult, Change of Heart

“My father was a difficult man. But he was also a good one.”
― Veronica Roth, Allegiant

“It’s my fault too. For a long time, I wanted to be rescued, I realized that. But not anymore. You don’t have to protect me all the time now.”
― Kim Edwards, The Memory Keeper's Daughter