Pain explains a great deal of human conduct, but the fear of pain even more.

- Neil Abramson

I've seen too much sacrifice to believe that God is behind all of it, and I've seen sacrifice that has no indicia of the hand of God at all. Loss is …

- Neil Abramson

Sometimes events that lead us bereft of anything but grief just happen for no reason other than happenstance--a car turns left instead of right, a tr…

- Neil Abramson