“People pray for rain, then complain about the flood. They pray for it to stop raining, then bitch about the drought.”
“Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.”
“Sing loud for the sunshine. Pray hard for the rain.”
“We don't pray for rain. We wait for rain, and when it comes, we thank God for it.”
“Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it.”
“Mrs. Mudkin closed her eyes. "We should pray.""I ain't praying," Crazy Cora said. Mrs. Mudkin said, "Lord, please bless---""I ain't praying.""--this land and the people who--""I ain't praying.""--have toiled on this earth--""Stop that praying.""I can pray if I want to.""Then be quiet about it.”