Joey

“Do you think you are going to live forever? Is life so long you rather rag somebody than be nice to them?”
― Mark Harris, Bang the Drum Slowly

“That's the strangest thing about this life, about being in the ministry. People change the subject when they see you coming. And then sometimes those very same people come into your study and tell you the most remarkable things. There's a lot under the surface of life, everyone knows that. A lot of malice and dread and guilt, and so much loneliness, where you wouldn't really expect to find it, either.”
― Marilynne Robinson, Gilead

“In terms of distance, the prodigal's pigsty is the farthest point from home; in terms of time, the pigsty is the shortest distance to the father's house.”
― Os Guinness, Time For Truth

“From here on in I rag nobody.”
― Mark Harris, Bang the Drum Slowly