Benjamin K.

“From this point onward, all that mattered was the faithful completion of his task... the words might not even be heard. Yet he also knew that the mission was not so much about success but about whether he stood firm in obedience. It was the cross, rooted in the dust of the earth, watered by the blood of God's servants, the sign pointing to heaven, soaring upward into pure light.”
― Michael D. O'Brien, Elijah in Jerusalem

“In the brief respite, James tore up part of the flooring and leaped down into an underground vault or drain. Unluckily for him, he had recently caused the egress from this chamber to be walled up because his tennis balls had sometimes been lost there.”
― Gordon Donaldson, Scottish Kings

“Of course it's not right. The Cross isn't right. But our Lord took it and turned it into the great sign that the devil hates above all other signs. Each time we accept to bear that cross and be nailed to it, believing against all believing - when it's impossible any longer to believe because of our pain - that's when we defeat him. By the blood of the Lamb!”
― Michael D. O'Brien, Father Elijah: An Apocalypse

“It seemed that if it weren't for bad luck, the NHL would have no luck at all. And yet they persevered.”
― Bob Duff, The First Season: 1917-18 and the Birth of the NHL