“The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling.”

“For the wages of sin is Death, but the gift of God is everlasting Life in Christ Jesus or LORD.”

“The wages of sin is death but so is the salary of virtue, and at least the evil get to go home early on Fridays.”

“In sorting out my feelings and beliefs, there is, however, one piece of moral ground of which I am absolutely certain: if I were to be murdered I would not want my murderer executed. I would not want my death avenged. Especially by government--which can't be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less decide which of its citizens to kill.”

“The difference between death and taxes is death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.”

“But I know I would not go out. I had taken this time to fall in love instead — in love with the sort of helplessness I had not felt in death — the helplessness of being alive, the dark bright pity of being human — feeling as you went, groping in corners and opening your arms to light - all of it part of navigating the unknown.”