Humankind struggles with collective powers for its freedom, the individual struggles with dehumanization for the possession of his soul.

... an era of turmoil and ideological confusion, the principal phenomenon of the present age.

In Los Angeles all the loose objects in the country were collected, as if America had been tilted and everything that wasn't tightly screwed down had slid into Southern California.

Take our politicians: they're a bunch of yo-yos. The presidency is now a cross between a popularity contest and a high school debate, with an encyclopedia of cliches.

...there is no old age of the soul.

She was what we used to call a suicide blonde - dyed by her own hand.

The only truly intersting side of the matter was the intimate design of the injury, the fact that it was so penetrating, custom-made exactly to your measure. It's fascinating that hatred should be so personal as to be almost loving. The knife and the wound aching for each other.