“This time you aren't escaping. It's time for a heart transplant.”

“Morals aren't just for when it's easy, Anita. They aren't morals if you throw them aside every time it's convenient.”

“You aren't kidding. But you know, it's likely going to be the only time I'll ever be that skinny and have a fur coat.”

“There aren't any old times. When times are gone they're not old, they're dead! There aren't any times but new times!”

“The problem then with Jesus is that he cannot be removed from his time and transplanted into our own without simply creating him anew”

“You cannot count on the physical proximity of someone you love, all the time. A seed that sprouts at the foot of its parent tree remains stunted until it is transplanted. Rama will be in my care, and he will be quite well. But ultimately, he will leave me too. Every human being, when the time comes, has to depart to seek his fulfillment in his own way.”