“It ain't no use putting up your umbrella till it rains!”

“Life is made up of desires that seem big and vital one minute, and little and absurd the next. I guess we get what's best for us in the end.”

“Don't ever put yourself in that position again, do you understand me?I can't promise that, I whispered quietly. I'd rather do it than lose you. Don't you understand how important you are to me?”

“. . .the world as we see it is only the published version. The subterranean realms, whether churches or hospital rooms or smoke-filled basements, are part of what hold up the rest.”

“Maybe this is the point: to embrace the core sadness of life without toppling headlong into it, or assuming it will define your days.”

“Never invest yourself in anything so deeply that its failure could cost you your happiness.”

“But it ain't easy, trying to do without God even if you know he ain't there, trying to do without him is a strain”