“Everything Jack says is to be taken with considerable reserve.”

“Who chose burial monuments? Were the wishes of the deceased taken into consideration? It was a subject I'd never considered before.”

“Children...need most of the same things adults need--consideration, respect for their work, the knowledge that they and the things they do are taken seriously.”

“Everything, absolutely everything on this earth makes sense, and even the smallest things are worthy of our consideration.”

“Jack wasn't worried. Wherever Mirie was stuck, she had probably taken over and was ruling as the de facto empress.”

“Still, there is space for this secular movement that has become frustrated with the liberal experience. In my opinion, there is a need for an effort that helps he establishment of social justice while taking into consideration all the qualifications and reservations against the welfare state.”