“It's very advanced of you to have accepted my mortality so fatalistically.”

“He didn't know which he preferred: the Red, with its fatalistic and pious acceptance of all futures, or the Misery, acknowledging that the more you attracted notice, the worse God dealt with you.”

“Physics advances by accepting absurdities. Its history is one of unbelievable ideas proving to be true.”

“O'Kelly's disregard for cliche is so sweeping that it almost has its own panache. I find this entertaining or irritating or mildly comforting, depending on my mood, but at least it makes it very easy to prepare your script in advance.”

“We're mortal, yet without a known expiration date. It's an inevitable fate worthy of acceptance, but not deserving of predictions.”

“Patience is...clearly not fatalistic, shoulder-shrugging resignation. It is the acceptance of a divine rhythm to life; it is obedience prolonged. Patience stoutly resists pulling up the daisies to see how the roots are doing. ”