“Evil is inevitable,' Reuben quoted, 'in the course of a creation which develops with time.”

“Art does not deny that evil is real, but it places evil in a context that implies an affirmation; the structure of the picture, which is a metaphor for the structure of the Creation, suggests that evil is not final.”

“Of course she's read it. Half of England has read it, which is why it's vulgar to quote it.' 'Half the world has read the Bible and we quote it.”

“...which, of course, is how I developed my love for both Kabuki theater and marshmallow Peeps.”

“The puzzle of time, the mystery of creation, the problem of evil, the enigma of knowledge, the state of soul, the vexations of probability theory of the nature of God's grace, all reduced to a single question. What does it mean, in a world of God's creation, that man is free to choose between the paths of good and evil?”

“The challenge of creation reduces us to the inevitable. Our lives are full of tiny disasters.”