There can be something cruel about people who have had good fortune. They equate it with personal goodness.
Thank God Roxane Coss had not fallen in love with one of the Russians. She doubted they could make it up the stairs without stopping for a cigarette and telling at least one loud story that no one could understand.
I was always on time, I did my work to exact specifications, I spoke when spoken to.
You should not have assault rifles in your home.
Sometimes if there's a book you really want to read, you have to write it yourself.
shame should be reserved for the things we choose to do, not the circumstances that life puts on us