"God's wrath with his own creation was news to us; we just caught up in it willy-nilly."
(Chapter 1, page 6)

"You've always been led to believe that Noah was sage, righteous and God-fearing, and I've already described him as a hysterical rogue with a drink problem?" (Chapter 1, page 8)

"As far as Noah and his family were concerned, we were just a floating cafeteria." (Chapter 1, page 14)

"She didn't believe that Father Christmas squeezed down the chimney and left presents at the end of your bed, but she did believe that reindeer flew." (Chapter 4, page 83)

"She thought that landing on the island would make the nightmares stop." (Chapter 4, page 99)

"By misfortune, they had struck the reef at high tide; and the seas growing violent, attempts to free the ship failed." (Chapter 5, page 116)

"Here he was on his deathbed, preparing for oblivion, and she sits over there reading Parson Noah's latest pamphlet...