Mijn vaders stelling : als jij hen nodig hebt, kom dan vijf minuten te vroeg. Als zij jóu nodig hebben, kom dan vijf minuten te laat.

He who speaks without an attentive ear is mute.

You always know the truth, because when you cut yourself or someone else with it, there’s always a bloody show.

And as I thought about the body of Ray Brower in this light- or lack of it- what I felt was not queasiness or fear that he would suddenly appear before us, a green and gibbering banshee whose purpose was to drive us back the way we had come before we could disturb his- its- peace,but a sudden and unexpected wash of pity that he should be so alone and so defenceless in the dark that was now coming over our side of the world.

And because Eddie knew that was only the truth, he said nothing.

I tried everything in my power. If anyone was negligent that night, Mr. Farrell, it was your client. He believed too much in nothing. Very unwise behavior. Very unsafe behavior..." ( pg. 401)

None of us can predict the final outcomes of our actions, and few of us even try; most of us just do what we do to prolong a moment's pleasure or to stop the pain. And even when we act for the noblest reasons, the last link of the chain all too often drips with someone's blood. (pg. 317)

He struck his temples with his fists and screamed: 'Haven't you ever seen a goddam DC converter? You can get them at Radio Shack for three bucks! Are you seriously trying to tell me you couldn't have made a simple DC converter when you can make your tractor fly and your typewriter run on telepathy? Are you?'Nobody thought of it!' she screamed suddenly.

Никой не е по-сляп от онзи, който не желае да вижда.