“I wasn't threatened by fantasy.”

“For me, that was love. Tangible. Love was what was in front of me, not a distant fantasy.”

“I was afraid to be Outside alone, without Elijah. But, no matter what, I would have to get used to his absence. I would have to prove to him and to myself that I could.”

“There was a difference, I had decided, between knowing and believing. And I wanted both.”

“His eyes widened. "You didn't go back to town, did you?""No. I went to church.""Ah, well. That explains it," he blurted. "I mean...well...Two hours of sermons is enough to dim anyone's sparkle.”

“I was a hypocrite. When the roof came down, it was going to fall on me first.”

“I began to murmur the Lord's Prayer in thanks."Shit," Mrs. Parsall said.”