She was also an adult, and when adults fight children, adults always win.

You are young, and in love. Every young man in your position is the most miserable young man who ever lived.

Chicago happened slowly, like a migraine. First they were driving through countryside, then, imperceptibly, the occasional town became a low suburban sprawl, and the sprawl became the city.

It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak.

Spiders' webs only have to be large enough to catch flies.

Adults should not weep, I knew. They did not have mothers who would comfort them.

It's certainly not too late to change to the winning side. But you know, you also have the freedom to stay just where you are. That's what it means to be an American. That's the miracle of America. Freedom to believe means the freedom to believe the wrong thing, after all. Just as freedom of speech gives you the right to stay silent.