The United States of Leland (The United States of Leland) (№ 22123)

... And then I realized that tears cannot bring back the dead to life. There is one more thing that you should know about tears - they can't force someone who doesn't love you anymore love you again. Prayers like tears. I wonder how many tears and prayers people spend on God, trying to make what happened not be repeated. But I think the Devil is preferable to the Lord. I understand why people want him around: well, when there's someone on whom you can blame for bad things you've done.