“She knew then that white was more than a color: It was a cold, pale shade of understanding that seems to take all of your hope away.”

“Charlie Everman understood, in the very depth of his soul, that God's mercies were new each morning.”

“When you're completely lost, when you have no idea what comes next or why things are happening, faith is what gets you through. Even if you're not sure what you believe, you keep doing the things you know in your heart are the right things. That is faith, Carter. It's not the absence of questions. It's continuing, day in and day out, in spite of those questions.”

“She knew then that white was more than a color: It was a cold, pale shade of understanding that seems to take all of your hope away.”

“Say what's in your heart, Annie.''You're in my heart, Samuel.”

“The knowing is easy. It's the doing that gives us trouble.”

“Forget your mistakes but remember what they taught you.”

“If you think you've seen it all, put on your sunglasses, because you're about to be surprised.”