“You get a few of them together and dont be surprised if pipes and drums appear out of nowhere. It is a sort of magic people believe in”

“[His] leaving had stabbed her heart. This organ was not inclined to forgive her for vulnerability.”

“Its about Nietzsches theory of universal debt. Your parents make it possible for you to believe a far better myth than Santa. They let you think that you, as a kid, dont owe the world a thing. The ...”

“Anyone who thinks traditional and modern interpretations of demons are frightening had better remember that real angels inspired awe because they were so ghastly. How we usually think of angel is a...”

“Though her body fit with his like a puzzle piece, his mind was an ever-shifting riddle she felt she could study her whole life and never fully solve. She spent the most time touching him, caressing...”

“His mind was a tapestry constantly weaving and unweaving with the dedication of Penelope for her Odysseus.”

“He could totally be your boyfriend," [Angel] went on with annoying persistance. "You guys could get married. I could be like a junior bridesmaid. Total could be your flower dog.""I'm only a kid!" I...”

“I'll never see Ivy alive again.But she's still everywhere. In every drop of bubbling swamp water. In every leaf hanging from every tree. In every speck of swamp mud. In every blade of grass. In eve...”

“If you meet an angel, you will have not peace, but a fever.”

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not de...”

“My interpretation can only be as inerrant as I am, and that's good to keep in mind.”

“When you translate the Bible with excessive literalism, you demythologize it. The possibility of a convincing reference to the individual's own spiritual experience is lost. (111)”

“But God does give us responsibility, and it takes biblical faith to do those things in dependence on God.”

“Trust is the action of faith.”

“It takes grace to know the word of truth.”