`` we 're too young to vote . it always shows god as an old man with a white beard . ill set up the appointment for you . he had a thick salt-and-pepper beard and a strong head of hair . it seems that nothing is concrete . leaving him now would be an unfortunate loss . she put up her hands and giggled . `` i 'm happiest when you 're wearing boots . '' a dozen uneven stone steps later , i found myself on what sounded like a gravel pathway . 