Vengeance does not subtract any numbers from the equation of murder; it only adds them.

the conspicuous consumption of limited resources has yet to be accepted widely as a spiritual error, or even bad manners

The changes we dread most may contain our salvation.

Because I write fiction that is based in the real world, it's going to lead people into some of the modern dilemmas and concerns and even catastrophes that they will think about in a new way.

Sometimes I prayed for Baby Jesus to make me good, but Baby Jesus didn't.

I can think of no honorable answer. Why must some of us deliberate between brands of toothpaste, while others deliberate between damp dirt and bone dust to quiet the fire of an empty stomach lining? There is nothing about the United States I can really explain to this child of another world.

If the Lord hasn't got a boyfriend lined up for me to marry, that's his business.