Man is; it matters to him; this is terrifying unless it matters to God, too, because this is the only possible reason we can matter to ourselves....

all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.

Goodbyes are not easy, but I'm ready to move on. I'm not reluctant, Emma, not holding back. I don't have answers to the questions, but I have some good questions. I have loved life, but I believe that life is to be loved, it is a gift.

My daughter, I am not a Mrs Whatsit, a Mrs Who, or a Mrs Which. Yes, Calvin has told me everything he could. I am a human being, and a very fallible one. But I agree with Calvin. We were sent here for something. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Life...is like a sonnet: You're given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself.

Nothing is hopeless; we must hope for everything.

When a character wants to do one thing and I want him to do another, the character is usually right.

Nothing is hopeless. We must hope for everything.

We were sent here for something. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

believe God can come into the terrible things and redeem them.

We tend, today, to want to have a road map of exactly where we are going. We want to know whether or not we have succeeded in everything we do. It's all right to want to know—we wouldn't be human if we didn't—but we also have to understand that a lot of the time we aren't going to know.

You possess the propensity to become one of the great success stories.