"Recognizing how totally ignorant you are is the only honest way to deal with people who've been through something traumatic." p.50

"When there's a plus, there's always a minus. If there's a powerful light, the darkness that is its opposite will be just as strong." p.57-58

"The sky was incredibly far away, and beautiful enough to make a person wonder why our hearts are never so free. The wind that gusted over the lake was chilly, and carried the faint hint of the sweetness of spring." p.81