Work out your own damnation," he said breathlessly, "in fear and trembling. - Tim Powers

Terracotta says people can’t help what they do, any more than a rock rolling down a hill can. The rock might think it has a choice about rolling left or right, just like people think they choose what they do, but really it’s all just physics.

It’s important to feel good about yourself. This morning I met somebody I really like—me.

He always had to use holy water—real holy water, from gallon jugs he filled from the silver urn at St. Anne’s—but though it impressed the customers, all he could see that it actually did was get stuff wet.