“It’s ironic however that God would give you such a low threshold for pain when what you do is slay the demonic soldiers of the army of darkness.”

“Being rational is extremely easy for those who try to recognize an absence of the soul.”

“When the trees and the power lines crashed around you, when the very roof gave way above you, when the light turned to darkness and water turned to dust, did you call on Him? When you called on Him, was He somewhere up there, or was He as near as your very breath?”

“What worth would my life be to me or my family if I stood by and allowed you to face danger alone when I could help.”

“He was praying the Psalms, as he'd done in times past, with the enemies of King David translated into his own enemies of fear and remorse and self-loathing, which, in their legions, had become as armies of darkness.”

“I am not tormented, Fern responded. I am... diminished. I have always believed that your soul grows when you do something that is good and brave, a right thing, a true thing, and when you do evil- no matter what the motive- your soul is eroded. Well, my soul is less.”

“my only complaints are two:that I didn't make myself readyfor you sooner in life, thatI can't give you better,Love you more.”