Lies are infinite in number, and the truth so small and singular.

They all attended Hester's church, which Dellarobia viewed as a complicated pyramid scheme of moral debt and credit resting ultimately on the shoulders of the Lord, but rife with middle managers.

There is something in us that loves certain disasters and the fever of this moment and surrendering to that.

So one time when I was working in this motel one of the toilets leaked and I had to replace the flapper ball. Here's what it said on the package; I kept it till I knew it by heart: 'Please Note. Parts are included for all installations, but no installation requires all of the parts.' That's kind of my philosophy about men. I don't think there's an installation out there that could use all my parts.

We agreed with him in principal - we were little scientists, born and bred. But children robbed of love will dwell on magic.

Wherever I am, let me never forget to distinguish want from need

Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - that goes on, it adds up.