Perhaps evil is the crucible of goodness... and perhaps even Satan - Satan, in spite of himself - somehow serves to work out the will of God.

But a myth, to speak plainly, to me is like a menu in a fancy French restaurant: glamorous, complicated camouflage for a fact you wouldn't otherwise swallow, like maybe lima beans.

What looked like morning was the beginning of endless night

God never talks. But the devil keeps advertising, Father. The devil does a lot of commercials.

As far as God goes, I _am_ a nonbeliever. Still am. But when it comes to a devil---well, that's something else.

Her shoes were comfortable. They reflected her hope for the evening.

The child was slender as fleeting hope.

We use concepts like "consciousness"---"mind"---"personality, " but we don't really know yet what these things are.' He was shaking his head. 'Not really. Not at all.

But if all of the evil in the world makes you think that there might be a devil, Chris, how do you account for all the good?

Do you know what she did? Your cunting daughter?

Those who can truly see, know.

The comment section of the internet is like gang graffiti, it makes no sense and is ugly to look at.

I cant duplicate my own successes, because part of the creation of that effect is making something happen that you didn't expect

I got my dog back, in African-American language, your dog means your passion, your fire.

The city is not the problem; the city is the solution.

The media does not love Hillary Clinton left, right or center.

Servitude is inherent; we are all slaves to duty or to force.

To add to the confusion, some of the court's decisions involved multiple concurrences and dissents, making it hard even for lawyers and judges to figure out what the law is and why.

The real secret of Silicon Valley is that it's really all about the people

If the dead talk to you, you are a spiritualist; if God talks to you, you are a schizophrenic.