“The whole idea of everybody wanting to be somebody new was an important insight in terms of liking God”

“Everybody wants to be somebody fancy. Even if they're shy.”

“When I was in love there was somebody in the world who was more important than me, and that, given all that happened at the fall of man, is a miracle, like something God forgot to curse.”

“Everybody wants to be fancy and new. Nobody wants to be themselves. I mean, maybe people want to be themselves, but they want to be different, with different clothes or shorter hair or less fat. It's a fact. If there was a guy who just liked being himself and didn't want to be anybody else, that guy would be the most different guy in the world and everybody would want to be him.”

“Everybody has to leave, everybody has to leave their home and come back so they can love it again for all new reasons.”

“It's interesting that in the Bible, in the book of Ecclesiastes, the only practical advice given about living a meaningful life is to find a job you like, enjoy your marriage, and obey God. It's as though God is saying, Write a good story, take somebody with you, and let me help.”

“Book of Ecclesiastes, God is saying...Write a good story, take somebody with you and let me help”