Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 4, “Dirge” (p. 73)
Quotes from book
Towing Jehovah
Towing Jehovah is a 1994 fantasy novel by American writer James K. Morrow, published by Harcourt Brace. The book is about the death of God and the subsequent towing of his body across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1995 it received the World Fantasy Award for best novel, with two additional best novel awards. It was followed by two sequels in 1996 and 1999.
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 4, “Dirge” (p. 69)
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 2, “Priest” (p. 29)
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 4, “Dirge” (p. 71)
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 4, “Dirge” (p. 72)
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 4, “Dirge” (p. 91)
“That maxim, it’s not an argument against atheism—it’s an argument against foxholes.”
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 8, “Famine” (p. 213)
“Under the midnight sun, despair acquires the intensity of sex, insomnia the vehemence of art.”
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 12, “Father” (p. 337)
““What’s theodicy?” asked Anthony.
“Hard to explain.”
“Sounds like idiocy.”
“Much of it is.””
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 2, “Priest” (p. 38)
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 5, “Teeth” (p. 109)
“There’s nothing quite so pernicious as wishful thinking.”
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 11, “War” (p. 285)
“Life’s meaning doesn’t come from God! Life’s meaning comes from life!”
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 7, “Island” (p. 178)
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 4, “Dirge” (p. 74)
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 2, “Priest” (p. 44)
“Her audacity turned him on. There was nobody quite so arousing, he decided, as a worthy opponent.”
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 11, “War” (p. 298)
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 12, “Father” (p. 321)
Source: Towing Jehovah (1994), Chapter 4, “Dirge” (p. 67)
