That maxim, it’s not an argument against atheism—it’s an argument against foxholes. - James Morrow

Your disciples will expect something even grander from you. They'll want you to become a deity." She snickered and said, "I'm not ruling out that possibility."
"What sort of deity? A hamadryad? Plato's demiurge? The Creator God of Judeo-Christian revelation?"
"That job's already taken," she said.
"But you could do it better," I said.
"When it comes to the physics, no, but in other areas—you're right.

Love does strange things to a man’s sense of proportion, which is why—contrary to rumor—it is by no means the Devil’s least favorite emotion.

Origen cut off his own balls," Martin informed Randall.
"Prostate cancer?"
"Faith.