Francine Rivers, An Echo in the Darkness

"The appeal was so often the same: Make me comfortable so I can go on doing whatever I want to do. They wanted sin without consequences."

Francine Rivers, An Echo in the Darkness

"Leaving the group, he reclined on a couch, drank morosely, and watched people. He noticed the games they played with one another. They put on masks of civility, all while spewing their venom."

Francine Rivers, An Echo in the Darkness

"What does the body matter if the soul is dead?"

Francine Rivers, An Echo in the Darkness

"Past and future were out of her hands. One was finished and couldn't be undone. The other was beyond imagining."

Francine Rivers, An Echo in the Darkness

"Dwelling on the past only defeated her chances for changing the future."

Francine Rivers, An Echo in the Darkness

"I'd rather see your honest pain than a brave front."

Francine Rivers, An Echo in the Darkness

"Regret drives us to repentance, and repentance leads us to God."

Francine Rivers, An Echo in the Darkness