Angel Quotes

“So God, how come it is that you love us all so much but you’d send us to the eternal fires if we don’t act right? If I had children, I don’t think I could ever watch them burn no matter how bad they were and I’m not even God.”
― Mary E Kingsley, Angel

“Naomi goes first, swaying from side to side with every step. Her gray hair is still curled up nice and tight because her Wednesday “do” generally looks good through Sunday. As always she’s wearing a matching polyester slack and shirt set. I think the Reverend Jenkins lets her get away with wearing pants to church because number one he wants people to think he’s modern, and number two because if he knows what’s good for him he won’t cross Naomi on anything.”
― Mary E. Kingsley, Angel

“Naomi was almost as bad as the preacher with all that sinner stuff, which if you ask me takes something away from the enjoyment of a meal. It made me sit there and think about my sins, which I’m sure is not good for the digestion. I’d like to take my mind off my terrible nature once in a while if I ever get the chance, which isn’t likely around here. Apparently we’re all such sinners we need to be reminded of it all the time. That’s what the preacher says, anyway. Why, according to him we’ve got sins coming out our ears—blasphemy and adultery are big ones in his book—taking the Lord’s name in vain is another, but you can’t forget about thievery, jealousy, gluttony… If you think you know what all you’ve done wrong, believe you me there’s more. I”
― Mary E. Kingsley, Angel

“I’m thinking about God and what I might say to him about all of this, but maybe I don’t have to say anything. What if God is just there waiting for you to let him in, like a light that’s shining all the time, behind everything we think is real—and it’s only through the cracks that we start to see him? Surely there’s love now coming through the broken places in our family. Maybe that’s how it’s supposed to be.”
― Mary E. Kingsley, Angel