“If the evangelist was right, this life was nothing more than a waiting room for the next. The only thing on earth that mattered was placing your reservation for eternity.” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“Society always tries to enslave, imprison, and execute its greatest men, those who dare to stand apart and rise above.” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“To me, a forest is just a bunch of trees, but lakes and rivers are alive. Water is to the land what blood is… — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“Oftentimes, a truth is so big, so far beyond our understanding, that the only way we can grasp it is through a story. The… — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“I was used to hiding magazines inside my Bible so I’d have something to read during Father’s sermons. I never would have dreamed that… — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“It soothes our vanity to say that we failed because we’re too good, or that we’re broke because we’re too honest. But this is… — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“So if Adam and Eve are the parents of the whole human race, where did Cain’s wife come from? After” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“Did you ever stop to consider the person who first discovered milk? It took a lot of nerve to be the first man to… — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“Remember--Adam was only God’s rough draft, but Eve was his masterpiece.” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“The problem with a lot of church people, Craw said, is that they're trying to be holier than Jesus.” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“Lester was the obvious choice for pastor, I guess, since he’d sired half the congregation.” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“Behavior is the blossom of thought, and joy and suffering are its fruits. We reap the harvest—sweet or bitter—of our inner garden.” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“She must have been French, because she had more hair under her arm than I did. ” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
