Blue Like Jazz Quotes

“I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me”
― Donald Miller

“Everybody wants to be somebody fancy. Even if they're shy.”
― Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

“I listened so hard because it felt like, while she was telling me stories, she was massaging my soul, letting me know that I was not alone, that I will never have to be alone, that there are friends and family and churches and coffee shops. I was not going to be cast into space.”
― Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

“When I walked into the Christian section of a bookstore, the message was clear: Faith is something you do alone. Rick does not have much tolerance for people living alone. He’s like Bill Clinton in that he feels everyone’s pain. If Rick thinks somebody is lonely, he can’t sleep at night. He wants us all to live with each other and play nice so he can get some rest. Tortured soul.”
― Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality