Oh, mercy. If it catches you in the wrong frame of mind, the King James Bible can make you want to drink poison in no uncertain terms.

“A story is like a painting, Sóli. It doesn’t have to look like what you see out…”

“You could love your crazy people, even admire them, instead of resenting that t…”

“Every one of us is called upon, perhaps many times, to start a new life. A frig…”

“As I looked at her there among the pumpkins I was overcome with the color and t…”