He had been (Thinking? Praying?) It was all the same thing.
sometimes an accident can be an unhappy womans best friend
He had come to believe that life was a series of ironic ambushes. - Doctor Sleep
The definition of an asshole is someone who doesn't believe what he is seeing.
He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
Fools are the only folk on the earth who can absolutely count on getting what they deserve.