"I almost think of him as my little brother sometimes" (Chapter 1, p. 17).

"I mean, what if all of a sudden you up and die and then it's just me here with Mom and Dad and Aunt Julia down the street with her screaming and crying" (Chapter 3, p. 29).

"If I saw the bird, I wouldn't tell anyone" (Chapter 5, p. 40).

"I believe we have perhaps chosen you too quickly to be a missionary" (Chapter 6, p. 50).

"Maybe you should study more yourself" (Chapter 8, p. 63).

"Warning: The following pages, whether used as a journal or for ideas, are most assuredly filled with melancholy, cynicism, and woe" (Chapter 10, p. 73).

"So then he sends Gabriel down to kill the angels, and sooner or later he talks to Noah and sends the flood to kill off all the humans who had gotten too smart" (Chapter 12, p. 86).

"Well, Alma, what will they think when you're walking...