“I began to murmur the Lord's Prayer in thanks."Shit," Mrs. Parsall said.”
“Burn you, Nerim, that's a leg not a bloody side of beef!""As my lord says," Nerim murmured. "My lord's leg is not a side of beef. Thank you, my lord, for instructing me.”
“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.”
“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice.”
“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.”
“Yes, the wind came up--" Mrs. Sharpe began. She paused."And changed us all," Petra said softly.”