It's okay to play turtle for a while, as long as you don't get too fond of your shell.

But not all scars showed, did they?

But when you slice truth too thin, you deceive.

She had of course, kept working. He liked to think she would have moved under the table to continue her task if a gun battle had broken out, but he wasn't sure.

Living is very serious, very real. It is also always a game. If we are wise, it is very real, very terrible, and very lovely, and a good deal of fun.

Fear and bigotry don’t need explaining. They simply are, like traffic jams and taxes.

Religion turned some folks belligerent.