“We girls aren't supposed to fall for the good boys.We are supposed to like a bit of grit in our oyster.That's how you get a pearl, after all.”
“Sacredness grew like a pearl, sometimes around the most unlikely bits of grit.”
“Values aren't buses... They're not supposed to get you anywhere. They're supposed to define who you are.”
“I suppose people of our generation aren't able to die for good causes any longer. We had all that done for us, in the thirties and the forties, when we were still kids. ...There aren't any good, brave causes left. (Jimmy Porter)”
“Good things aren't supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first.”
“And after all, our mythology may be much nearer to literal truth than we suppose.”