“When you come to rely on the written word, it's time to light the fire with it.”

“You wish to sail a ship up stream by lighting a fire under its decks, I have no time for such nonsense.”

“Writing 1000 words is only daunting if you haven't written them. When you're done, it's pie.”

“We are a culture that relies on technology over community, a society in which spoken and written words are cheap, easy to come by, and excessive. Our culture says anything goes; fear of God is almost unheard of. We are slow to listen, quick to speak, and quick to become angry.”

“They lay listening. Can you do it? When the time comes? When the time comes there will be no time. Now is the time. Curse God and die. What if it doesn't fire? It has to fire. What if it doesn't fire? Could you crush that beloved skull with a rock? Is there such a being within you of which you know nothing? Can there be? Hold him in your arms. Just so. The soul is quick. Pull him toward you. Kiss him. Quickly.”

“Try to leave a light on when I'm gone. Somethin' to rely on to get home.”