“It doesn’t cause me to doubt God’s existence, but it does force me to admit there’s a lot about God I don’t understand.”
“Don’t think about happiness. If it doesn’t come, there’s no disappointment; if it does come, it’s a surprise.”
“Well, let me leave it at this: if God does exist, He would have a great deal be sad about. And if He doesn’t exist, then that too would make Him quite sad, I imagine. So to answer your question, God must be sad.”
“I think back to my banter with Cash about sexual harassment. I don’t doubt he pushes the boundaries, but never once did I get the impression he might force himself on me or make unwanted advances. I just hope to God he doesn’t know that his advances aren’t unwanted. I just wish they were.”
“I pretend he doesn’t exist, and he does the same with me.”
“I ignore my fear,” he says. “When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn’t exist.”I stare at him for a second. I can’t help it. To me there’s a difference between notbeing afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does.”