...if reality is hard and flat and unjust, then it's better to adjust to what really is than to complain that it isn't what you wish. That was what made me lose faith..... But having lost it, soon I doubted my lack of faith. There were niggling hints of meaning everywhere.

You’ll come with us,” she said. “Sure,” Gavin said. “It wasn’t a request.” “Yes it was,” Gavin said. “When you don’t have power to compel obedience, by definition you’re making a request.

You'd be surprised at what you'd do to stay alive.

It had better be. It doesn't do much when it's soft.

And what fun is it being a genius if no one appreciates you?

Will covers a multitude of flaws, just as love covers a multitude of sins.

Remember that time you tried to hump the bridge?