It is straightforward—and never mind, for now, about plagues... - Martin Amis, The Second Plane: 14 Responses to September 11

"Love is an abstract noun, something nebulous. And yet love turns out to be the only part of us that is solid, as the world turns upside down and the screen goes black."

"It is straightforward—and never mind, for now, about plagues and famines: if God existed, and if he cared for humankind, he would never have given us religion."