"Angels dancing on the head of a pin dissolve into nothingness at the bedside of a dying child."
"We want God to come and save us. But he won't. God doesn't stop levees from failing, he doesn't stay the force of tsunamis, and he doesn't stop planes from smashing into buildings. Deus Ex Machina is overrated."
"The inability to secure a reservation drives yuppies absolutely crazy."
