"But privately when things got very bad I often looked into books to see whether I could find some helpful words and one day I read, 'The forgiveness of sins is perpetual and righteousness is not required.' This impressed me so deeply that I went around saying it to myself. But then I forgot which book it was." Chapter 1, pg. 3

"Now I have already mentioned that there was a disturbance in my heart, a voice that spoke there and said, I want, I want, I want! It happened every afternoon, and when I tried to suppress it got even stronger. It said only one thing, I want, I want! And I would ask, 'What do you want?' But this is all it would ever tell me." Chapter 3, p. 24

"So for God's sake make a move, Henderson, put forth effort. You, too, will die of this pestilence...