Quote 1
"There are two things children must remember," Patience advised.
"What is that?" asked Abby.
"Fire is warmth, and fire can burn."
"And when it burns… ?"
"Yes?" the women echoed in a chorus.
"The holy water of women can mock the fires of hell," Patience witnessed.
"Turn its groaning rages to singing embers," another whispered. (30.19-25)
The moral of this story? Don't mess with women. Not even the "fires of hell" stand a chance in the face of feminine power. Boom.
Quote 2
"It tore down the Better Way?" asked Patience.
[…]
"You'd think he would have come home."
"No, he's out there babbling like a madman."
"Not Strong. Not my Strong."
"Crazy as a Betsy bug, I tell you. Your old man is crazy." (7.52-57)
Trembling Sally isn't the only one who loses her wind when the twister whips through town. Strong completely loses it, too, become a shell of his former self and skipping town without a word.
Quote 3
"There are two things children must remember," Patience advised.
"What is that?" asked Abby.
"Fire is warmth, and fire can burn."
"And when it burns…?"
"Yes?" the women echoed in a chorus.
"The holy water of women can mock the fires of hell," Patience witnessed.
"Turn its groaning rages to singing embers," another whispered. (30.19-25)
Basically, God can do whatever he wants—women are powerful and resilient, capable of transforming bad into good. So don't mess with women.