“ Under the redwood tree my grave was laid, and I beguiled my true love to lie down. The stream of our kiss put a waterway around the world, where love like a refugee sailed in the last ship. My hair ma… Elizabeth Smart
“ My love, why did you leave me on Lexington Avenue in the Ford that had no brakes?It stalled in the traffic and broke down outside her window. She was writing a letter: I love you very much: Careful No… Elizabeth Smart
“ Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. —LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Elizabeth Smart
“ April 19And now it is spring. Birds are singing. Wistful notes and jubilant. And bare streets and no need for coats, and skipping ropes and bicycles and a thin new moon. Elizabeth Smart
“ When faced with pain and evil, we have to make a choice.We can choose to be taken by the evil.Or we can try to embrace the good. Elizabeth Smart
“ Moon, moon, rise in the sky to be a reminder of comfort and the hour when I was brave. Elizabeth Smart
“ Once upon a time there was a woman who was just like all women. And she married a man who was just like all men. And they had some children who were just like all children. And it rained all day.The w… Elizabeth Smart
“ Elizabeth, what this man has done is terrible. There aren't any words that are strong enough to describe how wicked and evil he is! He has taken nine months of your life that you will never get back a… Elizabeth Smart
“ As of this writing, I am twenty-five years old. I have been alive for 307 months. Nine of those months were pretty terrible. But 298 of those months have been very good. I have been happy. I have been… Elizabeth Smart
“ Only remember: I am not the ease, but the end.I am not to blind you, but to find you.What you think is the sirens singing to lure you to your doom is only the voice of the inevitable, welcoming you af… Elizabeth Smart
