“It did not look like the work of God, but it might have represented the handicraft of a God with a joyous sense of humor, a dancing God who loved mischief as much as prayer, and playfulness as much as mischief.”

“He treated the stars as though they were love songs written to him by God.”

“Honor is the presence of God in man.”

“Like everything else, love's not worth much without some action to back it up.”

“Man wonders but God decidesWhen to kill the Prince of Tides.”

“It's impossible to explain to a Yankee what `tacky' is. They simply have no word for it up north, but my God, do they ever need one.”

“I had come to a place where I was meant to be. I don't mean anything so prosaic as a sense of coming home. This was different, very different. It was like arriving at a place much safer than home.”