"We wait. All of us together. Father, all the Mothers, all of the children" Chapter 1, p. 11).

"But. Here is another secret. Another sin. Because I am not allowed to be with Joshua. I am not allowed to feel this way. Tingly when he looks at me. Weak when his hand is near my. And the worst part - I couldn't help but wonder how it would be to kiss him" (Chapter 1, p. 25).

"How is that possible, to feel frozen and as unsteady as water at the same time" (Chapter 1, p. 37).

"As soon as I see his face, as soon as I see Mother's face, I know that Father's request has been denied" (Chapter 2, p. 42).

"I look Mother Claire right in the eye. Why stay here, I wonder. And she answers with a shrug like she hears my thoughts" (Chapter 2, p. 46).

"Including Ellen, one of Brother Bennion's daughters, who...