A dog is like a person—he needs a job and a family to be what he’s meant to be.

The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape.

People are pushing against the fabric of society all the time.

A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.

Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.

Most investigators don't even know what the word means. You stop the cops from using informants and the only crimes they'd ever solve would be those by deranged postal workers who come to work once too often.

I don't understand people whose gratification is a BMW. You don't know what joy is until you see a kid who was tortured get adopted by a family.