“God picked me to be his punching bag...so who am I suposed to pray to for mercy?”

“I am so grateful for the many times God has shown me the mercy of not giving me what I want.”

“If I am mad, it is mercy! May the gods pity the man who in his callousness can remain sane to the hideous end!”

“inexhaustible...our capacity to exempt from mercy those who look different or pray to a different God.”

“When God intends great mercy for his people, he first of all sets them praying.”

“there is a God, there always has been. I see him here, in the eyes of the people in this [hospital] corridor of desperation. This is the real house of God, this is where those who have lost God will find Him... there is a God, there has to be, and now I will pray, I will pray that He will forgive that I have neglected Him all of these years, forgive that I have betrayed, lied, and sinned with impunity only to turn to Him now in my hour of need. I pray that He is as merciful, benevolent, and gracious as His book says He is.”