“So being single and childless had its merits. For dang sure.”
“For the kingdom is not being prepared, but has been prepared, while the sons of the Kingdom are being prepared, not preparing the Kingdom; that is to say, the Kingdom merits the sons, not the songs the Kingdom. So all hell merits and prepares its children rather than they it.”
“Fame is no sure test of merit.”
“These guys, they were so sure of their places in life--so deeply confident of their merit and their future--they didn't need any kind of front at all.”
“The sensation of being so close to another human being with whom I had not one single sensation in common left me speechless.”
“I love being single. It's almost like being rich.”