Hope will lie to you, but lust is what it is; it never lies.

Some issues stay fresh every time you open them up. It's like evil magical Tupperware -- it stays fresh forever.

All men love to talk about themselves, even the ones who are completely buggers.

It all adds up; never discount your efforts, because small efforts build big things. One word doesn't make a novel, but one word does begin a novel, and from that small beginning everything else follows. Even if it's just 'The', write something on that blank page.

Morals aren't just for when it's easy, Anita. They aren't morals if you throw them aside every time it's convenient.

Patience is a virtue, but there comes a moment when you must stop being patient and take the day by the throat and shake it. If it fights back; fine. I'd rather end up bloody at the end of the day, then unhurt with no progress made, no knowledge gained. I'd rather have a no, then nothing. I'd forgotten that about myself.

No. But then the American Government--whatever branch--has never really grasped the concept of tribal identity.