“Because I had no awareness of who I was or what I needed, I found myself settling for a mediocre relationship rather than holding out for what was best.”

“God is after the bigger picture of your life. He is writing your story. I'm about to say something that may seem antithetical to this book, but need you to hear this: your story has far more to do with finding God's unique calling and purpose for your life than it does with finding the love of your life.”

“When we see marriage as our sole purpose, we find ourselves with nowhere to go when we finally arrive.”

“Because I had no awareness of who I was or what I needed, I found myself settling for a mediocre relationship rather than holding out for what was best.”

“Healthy people will marry healthy people because you will always end up with the person whom you believe you deserve.”

“What if our loneliness is the result not simply of needing a partner but of needing people? We are made in the image of a relational God”