“The opposite of faith isnt doubt. The opposite of faith is certainty.”

“We are this world. Its next generation. If youre not trying to save us, then what exactly are you trying to save?”

“Ester would tell her to dance faster, leap higher, to laugh out loud with all the breath in lungs. Thats what the dead would tell the living, if they couldto grab hold of joy whenever it comes.”

“Your soul is bigger than your programming.”

“Noemy says, I guess its just the idea of love I miss. And, well, it was a good kiss. Her smile turns rueful. At least I got some practice. A wonderful idea occurs to Abel. Do you need more practice...”

“Only through sacrifice can Genesis survive.”

“Tonight started innocently enough. Most terrible things do, right?”

“However, at fourteen years old, she didnt understand that all those terrible troubles the heroines in her books went through in real life”

“For the innocent, the past may hold a reward, but for the treacherous it's only a matter of time before the past delivers what they truly deserve.”

“I've been thinking of something your father said - that the true measure of love is what one is willing to give up for it. He was talking about freedom - fighting for liberty. But I believe 'tis th...”

“Those of us who are most genuinely repelled by war and violence are also those who are most likely to decide that some things, after all, are worth fighting for.”

“Was it permitted to believe that there was nowhere upon the earth, or above the earth, a heaven for hogs, where they were requited for all this suffering? Each one of these hogs was a separate crea...”

“Victory settles a lot of arguments in most men's heads.”

“To obtain victory by any means and with any weapon.”

“When you're in a weak position, getting the best deal possible is a victory.”