“God always punishes us for what we can't imagine.”

“The ladder had always held us before, we thought it would always hold us again, which is a philosophy that gets men and nations in trouble time after time.”

“I think that's what people most always do with the stuff they can't make out - just forget it.”

“There’s always a choice. That’s God’s way, always will be. Your will is still free. Do as you will. There’s no set of leg-irons on you. But... this is what God wants of you.”

“I've always been able to say what I meant! It's a writer's job to carve with language, to hew close to the bone, so why can't I saw what it feels like?”

“We never cease wanting what we want, whether it's good for us or not.”

“In the end we always wear out our worries. That’s what Wireman says.”