[Eddie] wondered if every criminal saw himself as the hero of his own story and if every thankless son was convinced he'd been mistreated by his father.

I saw this was the way of the future, to leave the past behind as if it were a dream.

... the past was what we carried with us, threaded to the future, and we decided whether to keep it close or let it go.

... a man always revealed his own inner story in his actions and expressions. A man's past deeds foretold his future and allowed anyone with half a brain to divine the path he would take.

In good time every secret must be shared and every miracle called into question.

I have never heard a more eloquent silence.

Being an English major prepares you for impersonating authority.

At home I have a Tibetan terrier. I'm still not sure if he's a genius or very thick. It's a fine line.

Inequality promotes progress.

I really don't require a whole lot in life.

The only concession you can make is to what you believe is right.

Focus on things that are small enough to change, but big enough to matter

All successful people have a goal. No one can get anywhere unless he knows where he wants to go and what he wants to be or do.

Once you touch the biographies of human beings, the notion that political beliefs are logically determined collapses like a pricked balloon.

He who meanly admires mean things is a Snob.