“We moved together very slowly toward the house, trying to understand its ugliness and ruin and shame.”

“All things as they move toward God are beautiful, and they are ugly as they move away from Him.”

“A man's character is like his house. If he tears boards off his house and burns them to keep himself warm and comfortable, his house soon becomes a ruin. If he tells lies to be able to do the things he shouldn't do but wants to, his character will soon become a ruin. A man with a ruined character is a shame on the face of the earth.”

“Today’s warm houses will be the cold ruins in the very distant future!”

“it's much more interesting to try and understand what binds two people together. why we stay with each other is much more of a mystery than why we don't.”

“It's a shame we can't just admit that we failed family living, sell the house, split up the money, and get on with our lives.”