“The things a mother does well are always invisible compared to the things she does badly.”

“I will always love my mother for who she is and everything she does.”

“BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN TO THOSE WHO DOES BAD TO GOOD PEOPLE”

“Modern evangelicals like to compare holy things to soft drinks, designer clothes, [and other products in] our modern consumerist culture. The problem with this is not ... the comparison to a created thing. The problem is that it is ... bad poetry. The Bible compares God to very mundane things, but does so with poetic wonder. God "shall come down like rain upon the mown grass; as showers that water the earth.”

“Things are as bad as you fear they are. People are as bad as you think they are. The Universe does not care.”

“Do you really think anyone saves our programs from one yearto the next?” Sarah asked.“My mother does,” Daisy said.“So does mine,” Sarah answered, “but it’s not as if she pullsthem out and compares them side by side.”“My mother does,” Daisy said again.“Dear God,” Iris moaned.”