"The structure of the world is such as to favor the prosperity of men. without this belief nothing is possible. What we are at arms against are those philosophies that claim the fortuitous in mens' inventions. For we invent nothing but what god has put to hand."

-Cormac McCarthy, The Stonemason (pg. 10)

"To touch a person's heart, you must see a person's face. One cannot reach a soul through a telephone."

-Chaim Potok, My Name Is Asher Lev (pg. 117)