“ in many strong people there seems to be a sort of natural need--to find someone or something to bow down to”
“Many kids, it seemed, would find out that their parents were flawed, messed-up people later in life, and I didn't appreciate getting to know it all so strong and early.”
“What sorts of sin?"Any sort. When other people commit them, you are startled, but when you commit them yourself, they seem absolutely natural.”
“It's how the news becomes so powerful it doesn't need TV or newspapers. It exists in people's perceptions. It's something they invent, strong enough to seem real. It's the news without the media.”
“Every moment I live, I live bowed to something. And if I don't see God, I'll bow down before something else.”
“People seem weak, but they're strong. They seem strong, but they're weak.”