He still has the same way of calling to me, as if I'm still new to him, as if he has yet to get over me.

You do not cut a check in the state of Kansas to John Doe, executioner. The executioner is paid in cash so there's no trail to him

Well, I have to write. A lot of people forget that. They think I’m sort of crazy baffoon who can’t make up his mind what to do in life

Art has something to do with the arrest of attention in the midst of distraction.

The New York Times published the guest list on the front page. The masks were a brilliant concept.

My favorite monologue in the book is Kate Harrington's story of her relationship with Truman.

I never understood people who don't have bookshelves.