“And when something awful happens, the goodness stands out even more…”

“The highest point a man can obtain is not Knowledge, or Virtue, or Goodness, or Victory, but something even greater, more heroic and more despairing: Sacred Awe!”

“I just know that something good is going to happen.
I don't know when,
But just saying it could even make it happen.”

“Her father sagged as relief spread through him. “I thought
something awful was happening.”
She frowned. “Something awful was happening. It could have
got stuck in my hair.”

“Last time I talked to her she didn't sound like herself. She's depressed. It's awful what happens when people run out of money. They start thinking they're no good.”

“Cheer up. You never know — maybe something awful will happen tomorrow.”

“When you believe in something, stand up for it, even if everyone is sitting.”

“The ground we stand on looks solid enough, but if something happens it can drop right out from under you.”

“She was still waiting for him to come back to her, even though he wasn't going to. She was still holding out for something that wasn't going to happen. She was good at waiting. That seemed like a sad thing to be good at.”

“A [stand-up] bit is a bar of gold. A talk-show panel story is something that's too good to throw out but not good enough to use.”