“The truth doesn't always make a good story, does it? ”

“[H]istory, in the end, is only another kind of story, and stories are different from the truth. The truth is messy and chaotic and all over the place. Often it just doesn't make sense. Stories make things make sense, but the way they do that is to leave out anything that doesn't fit. And often that is quite a lot.”

“A good story is always more dazzling than a broken piece of truth.”

“It doesn't make sense. It isn't even good grammar. What the hell does it mean when they disappear somebody?”

“But as a wise and great teacher once explained so patiently, all good stories - stories that touch your soul, stories that change your nature, stories that cause you to become a better person from their telling-these stories always contain truth.”

“Doing good doesn't always make you feel good. I don't care what they tell you in church.”