“Religion was supposed to be a matter of faith. Gods were not supposed to jump on your desk and snarl at you. They weren't supposed to sit in your office smoking cigarettes. God's didn't do anything. They were supposed to ignore you and let you suffer and die having never known whether your religion was a waste of time. Faith.”

“You’re not supposed to dislike your own child. You were supposed to like them no matter what, even if they were not what you wanted.”

“And if you were always spending your time getting over your past, how were you supposed to get on with your future?”

“If God 'foresaw' our acts, it would be very hard to understand how we could be free not to do them. But suppose god is outside and above the Time-line... You never supposed that your actions at this moment were any less free because God knows what you are doing. Well, He know your tomorrow's actions in just the same way--because He is already in tomorrow and can simply watch you. In a sense, He does not know your action till you have done it: but the moment at which you have done it is already 'NOW' for Him.”

“Suppose you ask God for a miracle and God says yes, very well. How do you live the rest of your life?”

“You were supposed to empathize with your friend's problem, but they were, after all, your friend's problems...”