How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
If we didn't talk about God, then what else on earth was important enough to talk about to someone who was about to meet God? (13.70)
Well, Grant can think of a few things: ice cream, candy, comic books, hunting, babies... You name it, and he'd probably rather talk about that than God. But the Reverend has no time for such small talk: he wants to get down to business.
Quote #8
I felt like someone who had just found religion. (23.124)
When Jefferson says thank you for the pecans the schoolchildren sent him, Grant feels so elated that he can only describe it as finding religion. So for him, we can see that humanity is what he believes in.
Quote #9
"I lie at wakes and funerals to relieve pain." (27.120)
Whoa! The Reverend admits that he lies to the people he is comforting! And he's trying to get Grant to do the same thing, to help relieve Jefferson's and Miss Emma's pain. Is the book trying to make a comment on religion as a comforting lie in general?