". . . if you can't see the good man he is, you need to unscrew them eyeballs of yours and try on a different pair."
- Karen Witemeyer
"Dear God, I don't want my fear to be a barrier to the blessings you are trying to bestow. Cast out my fear, and help me to trust your perfect love. But also grant me a full measure of wisdom. Do not l..."
"He unlaced his arms and took a step forward. "You hurt?""Not badly." She tried to smile, but her lips only curved on one side. "My main problem is that I'm stuck to a cactus."(...)"How'd you manage to..."
"Read. Everything you can get your hands on. Read until words become your friends. Them when you need to find one, they will jump into your mind, waving their hands for you to pick them. And you can se..."
"Levi's gaze sought out Miss Spencer. Eden. All she had to do was smile to release those little frissons of lightning in him. As that thought crossed his mind, she glanced up, and Levi realized he was..."
"If you want to protect me, prayer is just as powerful a weapon as that gun you carry."
"Why was it that thoughts and plans always made more sense when confined to one's mind than when they exited one's mouth?"
"Are you sure I can't mend a shirt or darn a sock for you in trade? Anything?""You can quit your yammerin' and carry this table downstairs so I can get back to minding my own business instead of messin..."
"Joanna's quietly intent nature contrasted sharply with Holly's vibrancy. While Miss Brewster's flirtation stroked his ego, the spiritual maturity Miss Robbin's exhibited commanded his admiration and r..."
"Only a master weaver could intertwine dark and light threads in such a way that all one saw was beauty when looking back at the finished tapestry."