They say the truest beauty is in the harshest land and that God can be found there by those with open eyes.

But what you give up you can learn to live without, even if it causes you heartbreak at the start.

But when it comes to most skills, failure is the only way to become better at something. Knitting teaches you that. You may have to unwind all of your stitches and start anew. That doesn't mean you've wasted your time. You learn from every stitch, even those that don't amount to anything. All writers should be made to knit a hat before they start writing a novel. It would help with understanding the importance of revision, and that the process is what can bring you the most

He still wanted to believe that people could survive their misfortunes. He believed that was all anyone had.

I'd been bitten by a lion, but you had to look inside me to see the scar.

Life is trouble, brother. You've got to fight for what you want.

You were a boy. Life is a mess, that's what Isabelle told me when I decided to have the child, but all we can do is live it.

Cleaning up after themselves was a low priority for Margo and my mother. They had both recovered from cancer scares, failed marriages, and lost hope; in their opinion, dirt could wait.

what you give up you can learn to live without, even if it causes you heartbreak at the start. Whether you are mortal or not, you go on, even if sorrow nags

I wondered if damaged people ever got over what damaged them.

Those lines in Gillian's face are the most beautiful part about her. They reveal what she's gone through and what she's survived and who exactly she is, deep inside.

Life was worth living, no matter what fate might bring.