"Honestly, I want to live completely for God. It's hard and scary, but totally worth it."
Book opening

"Doctors say that brain forgets pain, and that may be so. I am not sure the heart forgets."
Chapter 1, page 16

"Now that she's gone, though, I've begun to realize the significance of every moment you spend with your child."
Chapter 2, page 29

"In any case, the letters in our possession made it clear that even if she did not bear the main responsibility for committing murderous fantasies to paper, our daughter was at the very least a willing accomplice."
Chapter 3, page 47

"Years later we wondered whether we hadn't missed an important cue in failing to see the connection between emotions expressed in these songs, and Cassie's own internal battles."
Chapter 3, page 52

"I stopped trying to please Cassie and make her like me, and I started trying to guide her more consistently...