“God should always be our first thought, not our last resort.”— Kate McGahan Related Quotes “These last few months Vida had started believing in all kinds of strange things she’d have laughed at when we lived back in Avalon. She’d tried every spell she could find in the dusty old books she brought home from thrift shops and garage sales; none of them ever worked, and it was awful watching her try.”— Judith Clarke “When all seems hopeless, cross your fingers and stick with the secular prayer.”— Brian Spellman “I wake abruptly, my breath jagged and heart racing, my mouth stale, and I know immediately that’s it. I’m awake. The more I want to be oblivious, the less I can be. Life and light will not let me be.”— Paula Hawkins