His name was Zeke, short for Ezekiel. She asked him if he was religious, he said only about certain things. Auteur: Pam Houston Copy Quote More from Pam Houston “If a situation requires swearing to God it is — by definition — extreme.” “For the people of my country," Renato said, "water is everything: love, life, r…” “Life gives us what we need when we need it; receiving what it gives us is a who…” “People are supposed to accumulate, I thought, as they get older, but I seem to …”