You're awfully dark, brother," he said. "You don't know how dark.

Do not think about sin, he thought. There are enough problems now without sin. Also I have no understanding of it.

Oh Jake," Brett said, "We could have had such a damned good time together." Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. He raised his baton. The car slowed suddenly, pressing Brett against me. Yes," I said. "Isn't it pretty to think so?

You love a lot of things if you live around them, but there isn't any woman and there isn't any horse, nor any before nor any after, that is as lovely as a great airplane.

Enjoying living was learning to get your money's worth and knowing when you had it.

You'll lose it, if you talk about it

Just as, with the radio, there are certain things that you become fond of,and you welcome them and resent the new things