Some people think the theists get off easy by offering eternal life, but in my experience it is awfully difficult to reconcile the death of a child with the idea of a loving God. As a Christian, I knew what to say, but I don't think my words made much of a difference. What mattered most was just being there and sharing the hurt.

had thought she and her sisters would celebrate it together at the Whitmans'. Perhaps they might have even heard from their uncle by then. There wouldn't have been gifts to exchange, but they would have

Seeing his eyes glisten with unshed tears, Hannah reached out to take hold of his hand. She felt her breath catch as he tightened his fingers over hers.

I'd rather go through life feeling everything in all its intensity than feeling nothing whatsoever." Faith

have no idea what it's about." She squeezed his hand

You have to be able to see things from the user's point of view.

It's just a storm in a tea cup,' someone says The cup of suffering is not the same size for everyone.

God...never again allow me to be satisfied with only my own company. [May I] never feel afraid of needing someone, or of suffering. For there is no suffering worse than the dark grey room where pain cannot reach...

It was so good that I can see love in everything, even in the eyes of a schizophrenic.

True love is that which manages to avoid unnecessary suffering.

Give people not only your care, but also your heart.

I don't think my writing is sentimental, although it is a very sentimental thing to be a human being.