“Among other possibilities, money was invented to make it possible for a foolish man to control wise men; a weak man, strong men; a child, old men; an ignorant man, knowledgeable men; and for a dwarf to control giants.”

“The most upsetting thing about Society’s attitude towards disabled people is that many millions of disabled people became disabled while trying to please Society, the very same bitch that secretly regards them as subhuman.”

“It goes without saying that even those of us who are going to hell will get eternal life—if that territory really exists outside religious books and the minds of believers, that is. Having said that, given the choice, instead of being grilled until hell freezes over, the average sane human being would, needless to say, rather spend forever idling in an extremely fertile garden, next to a lamb or a chicken or a parrot, which they do not secretly want to eat, and a lion or a tiger or a crocodile, which does not secretly want to eat them.”

“I almost stopped believing in God.””What?” Rose stared at her. “You can’t stop believing in god. You not believing in god would be like – like Taylor Swift not believing in break-up songs.”

“We left dents on each other. Mine was in her heart, and hers was on my car.”

“He pulled me close and said, “Katie, don’t leave me, you’re my breath, I refuse to live without you.”It was the most beautiful thing I had ever heard, but I still walked away, because my name is Anne Marie.”