Eli: People had more than they needed. We had no idea what was precious and what wasn’t. We threw away things people kill each other for now.

Rest,” he whispers against my temple, and despite my sleepiness, the feel of his lips moving across my skin makes me shiver. “I’ll be here when you wake up.””Oh, God,” I mumble, sliding my arm...

I hadn’t gone to Andover, or Horace Mann or Eton. My high school had been the average kind, and I’d been the best student there. Such was not the case at Eli. Here, I was...

…now Eli was my new neighbor. Which was fine with me because I sucked at Math. Math and I were not on speaking terms.

Life is full of screwups. You’re supposed to fail sometimes. It’s a required part of the human existance.

Why should I even bother? What’s the point, really?”He thought for a moment. “Who says there has to be a point?” he asked. “Or a reason. Maybe it’s just something you have to do.

I don’t know,” I said. “What else did you do for your first eighteen years?””Like I said,” he said as I unlocked the car, “I’m not so sure that you should go by my example.””Why...

Solara: I didn’t think you’d ever give up the book, I thought it was too important to youEli: It was, I was carrying and reading it everyday, got so caught up in protecting it, I...

Eli: I walk by faith, not by sight.

Solara: You know, you say you’ve been walking for thirty years, right?Eli: Right?Solara: Have you ever thought that maybe you were lost?Eli: Nope.Solara: Well, how do you know that you’re walking in the right direction?Eli:...

Eli: Dear Lord, thank you for giving me the strength and the conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me. Thank you for guiding me straight and true through the many obstacles in my...