Snow Cake evaluation action
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Alex Hughes: [of the autistic Linda] She's not *mad*.
Maggie: Oh, I know. Vivienne explained it all to me. High-functioning; can talk a glass eye to sleep; but can't tie her shoelaces.
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Maggie: [offering to the tea-deprived Alex] Assam. Darjeeling.
Alex Hughes: [gratefully, choosing] There is a God!
Maggie: Nope, there is FedEx! An English friend of mine sent it over. Don't go inventing a deity to thank for the small miracles. They just happen.