The Shake by William P. Young

★★★★★

"Forgiveness if not about forgetting.  It is about letting go of another person's throat...Forgiveness does not create a relationship.  Unless people speak the truth about what they have done and change their mind and behavior, a relationship of trust is not possible.  When you forgive someone you certainly release them from judgement, but without true change, no real relationship can be established...Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.  But should they finally confess and repent, you will discover a miracle in your own heart that allows you to reach out and begin to build between you a bridge of reconciliation...Forgiveness does not excuse anything...You may have to declare your forgiveness a hundred times the first day and the second day, but the third day will be less and each day after, until one day you will realize that you have forgiven completely.  And then one day you will pray for his wholeness."

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

★★★★

"It can be very dangerous to see things from somebody else's point of view without the proper training."

"Everybody has their moment of great opportunity in life.  If you happens to miss the one you care about, then everything else becomes eerily easy."

The Next Thing on my List by Jill Smolinski

★★★

"People are living too much or too little, and I wondered if anyone out there is living the right amount."

Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas

★★★★

"When it's raining puddling, hold up your bowl."

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

★★★★★

"If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing."

"If you're good at it, and you love it, and it helps you navigate the river of the world, then it can't be wrong."

"If you care about something enough, it's going to make you cry.  But you have to use it.  Use your tears.  Use your pain.  Use your fear.  Get mad.  Arnold, get mad."

The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton

★★★★

"The truth is, we all thought of giving up at some point that winter, more often than you could imagine.  And maybe we would have, if we hadn't had each other, but it was something, having the five of us, knowing we weren't alone."

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

★★★★★

"For you, a thousand times over."

"It was only a smile, nothing more.  It didn't make everything right.  It didn't make ANYTHING all right.  Only a smile.  A tiny thing.  A leaf in the woods, shaking in the wake of a startled bird's flight.  But I'll take it.  With open arms.  Because when spring comes, it melts the snow one flake at a time, and maybe I just witnessed the first flake melting."