“Coffin,why no lid? Too antiseptic for Hell, and could the roof of heaven really be made of gray metal?”

“I could hear the hiss of various gases escaping the engine and the tires still spinning outside, above, and there was the creak of metal settling as the car stopped rocking, a pathetic turtle on its back.”

“Heaven is an idea constructed by man to help him cope with the fact that life on earth is both brutally short and, paradoxically, far too long.”

“Christ, I'm in Hell and they wear uniforms.”

“If you’re going through hell, keep going[as stolen from Winston S. Churchill]”

“When I answered that I did not pray, he sternly rebuked me. "You're in Hell. You'd better start".”

“I understand that some people find God after misfortune, although this seems to me even more ridiculous than finding Him in good times. 'God smote me. He must love me.' It's like not wanting a romantic relationship until a member of the opposite sex punches you in the face. My 'miraculous survival' will not change my opinion that Heaven is an idea constructed by man to help him cope with the fact that life on earth is both brutally short, and paradoxically, far too long. ”