“It was the culmination of a lifetime of searching. The end of a journey he had hoped would lead to a sacred and ancient knowledge, to a divine understanding that would bring him closer to God. Now at long last he had gained that knowledge, but he had found no divinity in what he had seen, only unimaginable sorrow.
Where was God in this?”
–extract from the opening chapter–

“My parents were visiting New York from Rhode Island, loading up on shows for their semi-yearly Broadway fix, and I’d taken the train from New Haven to meet them, We had great seats – fifth row, center – and I sat sandwiched between my giddy little sister and bespectacled boyfriend, a small man who now exists as a bust in my Dating History Museum, along with other lifeless renderings of ill-advised suitors.
All right, impress me, I thought from my seat. I want to see what this hype is all about.
(GREEN. 1. having a flavor that is raw, harsh, and acid, due especially to a lack of maturity: a green teenager.)
–extract from opening page–