I want to tell a story that makes the reader always want to see what will happen next.
A baby was like a revolution, Grigori thought: you could start one, but you could not control how it would turn out.
Having faith in God did not mean sitting back and doing nothing. It meant believing you would find success if you did your best honestly and energetically.
She loved him because he had brought her back to life. She had been like a caterpillar in a cocoon, and he had drawn her out and shown her that she was a butterfly.