One door away from heaven And the key is ours to lose. One door away from heaven But oh, the entry dues.

Even if God exists, does He know that you do?

She says what holds their marriage together is that she feels too damn sorry for him to ask for a divorce.

Odd: I wish I could believe in reincarnation. Chief Porter: Not me. Once down the track is enough of a test. Pass me or fail me, Dear Lord, but don't make me go through high school again. Odd: If there's something we want so bad in this life but we can't have it, maybe we could get it the next time around. Chief Porter: Or maybe not getting it, accepting less without bitterness and being grateful for what we have is a part of what we're here to learn.

Maybe when all was said and done, the imagination was the most powerful of all weapons. It was the imagination of the human race that had allowed it to dream of a life beyond cold caves and of a possible future in the stars.

Dare we linger, dare we skate? Dare we laugh or celebrate, knowing we may strain the ice? Preserve the ice at any price?

Books had shown me, however, that all people everywhere wanted their lives to have purpose and meaning. This longing was universal.