Stephen King, The Stand

"It don't matter if you believe in God Nick, he believes in you."

"The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want for nothing. He makes me lie down in the green pastures. He greases up my head with oil. He gives me kung-fu in the face of my enemies. Amen"

"That wasn't any act of God. That was an act of pure human fuckery."

"That wasn't any act of God. That was an act of pure human fuckery."

"There’s always a choice. That’s God’s way, always will be. Your will is still free. Do as you will. There’s no set of leg-irons on you. But... this is what God wants of you."

"She couldn't be on his wavelength all the time. That's all. When you could recognize that and deal with it, you were on your way to an adult relationship."

"Your first impulse is to share good news, your second is to club someone with it."

"The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want for nothing. He makes me lie down in the green pastures. He greases up my head with oil. He gives me kung-fu in the face of my enemies. Amen"

"The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet."