“The truth is, it's really only okay to be yourself if that self is within an accepted range of 'normal'.”

“She shrugged and flipped her glossy hair behind her shoulders. "What else do you have to do with your time besides think about stuff like this? It's not like you're real heavy into extracurriculars...”

“Sorry, maybe this is the head injury talking, but what?”

“Trust me, you see the dead walking around, you learn not to scream, laugh, or piss yourself pretty quickly.”

“Sorry, maybe this is the head injury talking, but … what?”

“Is there shame in living off your fellow man or being unable to take care ofyourself? You bet. But a person whos willing to work and pay their own waycan at least take pride in that even if they ca...”

“A true encounter with the living God will break the spirit of religiosity, empty man of his pride and conform even the most vile and wicked into a living vessel for His glory.”

“He has come to the most dreadful conclusion a literary man can come to, the conclusion that the ordinary view is the right one. It is only the last and wildest kind of courage that can stand on a t...”