“Mama says change is God's way of showing us a tender miracle, kinda like the chocolate inside a Tootsie Pop.”
“After a moment the king said, "So be it." Zsadist cursed. Butch whistled low. Rhage bit into a Tootsie Pop.”
“Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God will change us because He loves us.”
“It's not just a miracle; it's a miracle with chocolate. Best kind.”
“Ah hell, this was bad. Double-chocolate-chips-goes-to-my-hips kinda bad.”
“If there was a controlling power outside the universe, it could not show itself to us as one of the facts inside the universe -no more than the architect of a house could actually be a wall or staircase or fireplace in that house. The only way in which we could expect it to show itself would be inside us as an influence or a command trying to get us to behave in a certain way. And that's just what we do find inside us.”