Americans in particular are oddly innocent in their faith that science holds explanations for everything.

Zealots are like one track-pony. Don't get in their way without expecting to get hurt.

If creation was given no limit, ultimately everything would cease to exist.

His brother maintained that what sent people backing away was neither his size nor his mother's blood, but solely the expression on his face. To test Samuel's theory, Charles had tried smiling - and then solemnly reported to Samuel that he had been mistaken. When Charles smiled, he told Samuel, people just ran faster.

She'd never have allowed herself to be held by anything as mundane as a few bars and a reinforced door

Yes,' he said sincerely. 'Such a one deserves peanut butter on the seat of his pants.

But you can't marry someone to fix him, even if you love them.