Owen Meany believed that โcoincidenceโ was a stupid, shallow refuge sought by stupid, shallow people who were unable to accept the fact that their lives were shaped by a terrifying and awesome design โ more powerful and unstoppable than the Yankee Flyer. (a train)
There are always suicides among people who are unable to say what they mean.
I believe a novel should be as complicated and involved as you're capable of making it.
A sentence boiled in her, but she could not yet see it clearly.
If you can't love crudeness, how can you truly love mankind?
If pride is a sin ... moral pride is the greatest sin.