“You dont like to talk to people, do you? I mean, slamming the door in my face was a clue that was hard to miss. Im perceptive like that.”

“How bout you, Jena? He leaned closer, speaking in an exaggerated whisper. We could go somewhere private. I know you probably got some scars from being shot, but you cant see a scar in the dark, rig...”

“Jena Sinclair had taught him a couple of things about himself in the past few minutes that he didnt want to know. First, sometime in the past five years, a deep fatigue had wrapped itself around hi...”

“Hed danced around that story about why hed moved to Terrebonne more smoothly than an Olympic skater on ice.”

“Jena shook her head. Paul needs a life. Paul needs a woman, Ceelie said.”

“Everybody has scars; some are more visible than others, thats all. But anyone without a scar is someone I dont want to know because its someone who doesnt feel things deeply. You have to understand...”

“Only super-efforts count.”

“I want to be in a relationship where you telling me you love me is just a ceremonious validation of what you already show me.”

“That is what a well-guarded prayer life can reveal about us, that our trust is not in ourselves but in seeking God's strength for what we do. Prayer is not a substitute for action, but prayer under...”

“Stimulated by the juice, I believe, men have even been known to ride alligators.”

“You dont like to talk to people, do you? I mean, slamming the door in my face was a clue that was hard to miss. Im perceptive like that.”

“Living in a stupid country is living in a marsh! You are surrounded by the reptiles and the alligators! Refusing hell is the best path to eliminate the hell!”

“Jesus Christ, it's like living with Stevie bloody Nicks,' I said, 'only without the cocaine, which would be more fun.”

“There was a thing called Heaven; but all the same they used to drink enormous quantities of alcohol."..."There was a thing called the soul and a thing called immortality."..."But they used to take ...”

“Happiness is my drug of choice.”