“Men are so blind in their impiety that, as it were, they bump into mountains and refuse to see what hits them in the eye.”

“The gods are blind. And men see only what they wish.”

“It was queer how sometimes a child's innocent eyes can see things that grown men are blind to.”

“Martha said, "Do you have any idea of the kind of surprise your brothers are in for sooner or later? Or are you doing it on purpose?" Cord put his hat on and pulled it low, hiding his eyes. "Grown man walks around with his eyes shut tight, he shouldn't be surprised if he bumps into something he didn't see. You aren't trying to convince anybody of anything they don't want to believe." Martha laughed. "You win. I just hope I'm there when the blind men hit the wall.”

“Piety, then, is that which is dear to the gods, and impiety is that which is not dear to them.”

“Love, it is said, is blind, but love is not blind. It is an extra eye, which shows us what is most worthy of regard. To see the best is to see most clearly, and it is the lover's privilege.”