Life was never so clear-cut as to offer anything as certain as a war between Heaven and Hell. That was for stories. - Jeffrey Ford

Nothing is more comforting to people than to have their certainties trumpeted back to them in bold, clear typeface.

Halloween was close, our favorite holiday because it carried none of the pain-in-the-ass holiness of Christmas and still there was free candy.

I understand the human brain. It's a double-edged sword. An evolutionarily development that gives you the wherewithal to know that life is basically a shit pastry one is obliged to eat slowly, and the ability to disguise that fact with beautiful delusions."
"Where do God and the cash come in?" asked Slackwell.
"The cash is the pastry part. God, he just likes to watch us eat. The more we eat the more he loves us. You can't live without love.