The three most important documents a free society gives are a birth certificate, a passport, and a library card.
E. L. DoctorowI have committed many sins in my life. This precise sin-the sin against poets-is without absolution.
E. L. DoctorowThe theory for admitting accomplice testimony that is uncorroborated is that conspiracy is by its nature secretive and that only the parties to it can know it occurred. But in practice this means the accomplice's guilt is modified to the degree that he can convict the defendant.
E. L. Doctorow