He had said this as he put the check into his pocket. If there really was a God, if God truly was omnipotent, then a bolt of lightning should have struck down and killed the priest right then and there.
After that minor incident, Lance left with William. It was the weekend, and Lance planned to spend it with Patricia.
Emotions are a strange thing. Why do so many men and women prefer their partners to be more innocent?
It's not that they think innocence is inherently good, but rather that it's easier to deceive.
Of course, this isn't to say that Lance was deceiving Patricia. He genuinely liked this relatively innocent girl. Their time together wasn't exhausting; instead, it was quite relaxing.
That's what emotional life requires—if being in love with someone made you miserable and exhausted, constantly straining your brain on how to please them day in and day out,
then you're just a simple bootlicker, and that's not love, because bootlickers can't possess love!
