The Soulkeepers Quotes

“The hardest thing you will ever do in life is to know for sure what is true.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“...in the presence of God, it is less important who is right than what is right.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“Home meant a sanctuary, as common and taken for granted as the sun rising in the morning.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“What if believing was not about the good in the world? What if people had faith not because of what some superior being could do for them but what they could do when the light of something bigger than any one individual awakened within them--for the sake of others? If evil had been here since the dawn of time, maybe goodness was also here. Maybe, his mistake was thinking it was about him, his own future, his own soul, and not about this: the world needed the good that was in him.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“Why does everyone need a label?”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“He'd survived by following two very important rules: don't feel anything and don't expect anything from anyone.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“His arm wrapped around her back in a way that was instinctual for him now. She was a puzzle piece, fitting into his side where there had always been an empty space.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“In every drop of water live over one hundred thousand microbes, so, it is quite literally alive. It is the universal solvent, required for all life. It is the beginning of all things. Water is strong enough to wear down mountains but agile enough to move through the tiniest crevice. Your body is two-thirds water and every cell in it responds to that water.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“When you didn't have the ocean or mountain to keep you busy, he supposed you hurled pumpkins.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“Death lived up to Jacob’s expectations. The day he died was sunny, as it was most days on the island of Oahu where he lived. Only a few miles away, bikini-clad tourists stretched out on the sand”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“The world outside was a rolling sea and he was on a raft without a paddle. There was nothing to anchor him and no way to shore.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“Just like osmosis, the goodness in you will always attract evil.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“What if believing was not about the good in the world? What if people had faith not because of what some superior being could do for them but what they could do when the light of something bigger than any one individual awakened within them—for the sake of others? If evil had been here since the dawn of time, maybe goodness was also here. Maybe, his mistake was thinking it was about him, his own future, his own soul, and not about this: the world needed the good that was in him.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“Mary’s Catholic Church with the Laudners amidst a sea of whispers and sideways glances. Truth can be a fuzzy concept in the best of circumstances. His story was less than perfect. When his mom returned with him to the Laudners’ home, he wondered how Uncle John and Aunt Carolyn would react. Dr. Silva, Malini, Lilly, and Jacob had talked”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“in the presence of God, it is less important who is right than what is right.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“the green man was. All he knew was pressure and pain, like he’d been torn apart and put back together. “Jacob, take a deep breath. Come on, kid, breathe.” Of its own volition, the air went in. The air went out. The pain made the air rattle in his mouth. “That’s it. A few more like that, Jacob. Slow and deep. Can you understand me?” the green man asked. “Yes,” Jacob tried to say, but his voice was nothing”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“Panic rose like bile in his gut. She was horrifically beautiful, just as he remembered, and she was looking at Jacob. He remembered the drowning feeling. He remembered falling under the weight of … those eyes. The color of a winter sky, they pierced his flesh and his knees began to shake. John’s head bobbed. They had come to some kind of an agreement and then the”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“The world outside was a rolling sea and he was on a raft without a paddle. There was nothing to anchor him and no way to shore. He”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“Of its own volition, the”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“1 The Boy Who Died Death lived up to Jacob’s expectations. The day he died was sunny, as it was most days on the island of Oahu where he lived. Only a few miles away, bikini-clad tourists stretched out on the sand of Waikiki beach. While they toasted themselves golden brown, Jacob lay on a steel surgical table, broken and bleeding. He’d heard that when a person died they saw a tunnel that ended in a bright light. If the person moved toward the light, God or some already deceased loved one like a great-grandmother would meet them on the other side. Jacob didn’t believe it. He’d accepted that everything would end in black nothingness and, for him, it did. What”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“when a person died they saw a tunnel that ended in a bright light.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“ "The hardest thing you will ever do in life is to know for sure what is true.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“We are talking about the Lord of Illusions. They are deceivers, tellers of lies. I could be one of them right now and you would never know.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“Since the devil became the lord of illusions. It's very easy to do evil deeds when you are trying to do good.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“Do you think a person is only as good as the worst thing they've ever done?" John turned to face him as he said it, shifting the car into park.”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“combing through Manoa Falls.” “I want to help.” Only the irritating tug of Jacob’s IV kept him from bounding out of bed. “There’s nothing you can do, Jacob. The doctor says you’ll be in here for another week and then…” “And then what?”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“answered. “There have been abductions in the area. Nine women went missing in the last year; six were found dead. Murdered. There were signs of a struggle where they found you.” Jacob’s blood froze in his veins. “Are you saying, my mom might have been abducted, or worse,”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“There have been abductions in the area. Nine women went missing in the last year; six were found dead. Murdered. There were signs of a struggle where they found you.” Jacob’s blood froze in his veins. “Are you”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“that you don’t. The doc says people often block out extreme circumstances. It’s your brain’s”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers

“your mom got out of the car to get help.” You’d followed her there. You’d had a fight and”
― G.P. Ching, The Soulkeepers