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Quote #10
Yes, he was in that valley where his mother had told him he would find himself, where there was no human help, no hand outstretched to protect or save. Here nothing prevailed save the mercy of God—here the battle was fought between God and the Devil, between death and everlasting life. And he had tarried too long, he had turned aside in sin too long, and God would not hear him. The appointed time had passed and God had turned His face away. (2.2.15)
Gabriel finds himself smack in Sin Valley one morning, and feels like there's no hope for him. Because he has ignored his mother's preaching and teaching all his life, preferring to get drunk and chase women every night instead of going to church, he finds himself all alone, at rock bottom.