I raised another shot. "That sound you hear is the heads of moral conservatives spontaneously exploding in the distance.

Funny thing about faith ... it goes a lot faster than it comes.

Snap judgments? I'd gotten over those about the time I was toilet trained. Swore off diapers and faith in the human experience all in one week.

Lies were like acid, corrosive: They could dissolve trust in a heartbeat.

All of his life had been about making sure I kept mine.

There are a lot of truths in this world. When it rains it pours. It's always darkest before the dawn. He who smelt it dealt it.

Most kids don't believe in fairy tales very long. Once they hit six or seven they put away "Cinderella" and her shoe fetish, "The Three Little Pigs" with their violation of building codes, "Miss Muffet" and her well‐shaped tuffet—all forgotten or discounted.And maybe that's the way it has to be. To survive in the world, you have to give up the fantasies, the make‐believe.