Religion Quotes in I Know This Much is True

There are lots of similarities between Domenico and Thomas, but the main difference is that people actually believe Domenico in 1900. If it were 1990, they'd try to institutionalize him.

Yes, he'll leave "superstition" to foolish old women, but he'll still believe that the Virgin Mary /matthew-gospel/mary.html chose him as a special one as a child. What's the difference between superstition and religion?

Dominick probably wishes he believed in God because that would give his life a grounding force. By this point in the novel, Dominick doesn't know anything is true; he's completely lost.