"The Sunset Limited" Quotes
A gripping philosophical dialogue between two strangers, one a devout Christian and the other an atheist, as they grapple with the meaning of life and the existence of God.
fiction | 160 pages | Published in 2006
Quotes
I think maybe the world has run out of kindness.
Life's hard enough without somebody walking around calling attention to it.
I don't think there's any truth to it. I mean, what's the point? What would be the point?
There's no arguing with you. You're one of them people nobody likes to argue with.
You think you're the only one ever hurt by anything? You think you're the only one ever got left by his wife?
You can't be saved. You're going to die and you're going to hell.
It's the grace of God. You have to pray for it.
You don't understand. You don't know what it's like to wake up in the dark and hear the screaming of the lambs.
I don't believe in accidents. I don't believe in chance. I believe in the sacred.
I don't know how you can carry it around. It's heavy. It's a weight. You keep it in your pocket and you reach in and touch it. And you feel it. It's like a stone. Like a smooth stone from a riverbed. Rubbed smooth by the water. You keep it in your pocket and you reach in and touch it. It's heavy. It's in your pocket. It's heavy and it's smooth and you rub it. Rub it in your pocket. And it's like a weight.
