“Whoever was responsible for his death would pay and the devil in him would demand double the interest. (Nathan)”

“What attention would death pay to his pathetic voice? He was powerless without her.”

“Great, just great. The only thing to make him a worse asshole would be to kick a puppy.’ (Nathan)”

“I would rather look the Devil in his eyes, than for him to sneak up on me.”

“...the reality of God...as cosmic Lover, whose care for his people would go to any lengths and would accept suffering, anguish, even death, if this would bring to his children a full and abundant life...in and under his loving yet demanding care.”

“She had to tell somebody, and Matthew would do. He would not be particularly interested, she knew, but she would tell him anyway. She had to share her joy, as Lou knew that joy unshared was a halved emotion, just as sadness and loss, when borne alone, were often doubled.”