“Simple, yet stunning. He looked likea rock-god.”

“He had the look of an atheist who’d just had a visit from God: stunned, disbelieving and faintly ill.”

“God was there, and yet people believed they still had to go on looking, because it seemed too simple to accept that life was an act of faith.”

“What is salvation without faith? is likea Christmas tree without a star, is likea kingdom without a king, is likea heart without a beat, is likea light switch that just won't turn on.”

“I was stunned to see that he looked stunned himself, which was an exorbitant display of emotion for Barrons.”

“Call saw that everyone was looking at him, the hands and cowboys and townspeople alike. The anger had drained out of him, leaving him feeling tired. He didn't remember the fight, particularly, but people were looking at him as if they were stunned. He felt he should make some explanation, though it seemed to him a simple situation."I hate a man that talks rude," he said. "I won't tolerate it.”