She felt like someone who drowns remembering what it was like to still be on the boat, so calm and at ease, so carelessly safe

But sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. [...] True sorrow is as rare as true love.

the only mortal sin is giving up.

A man who lies about beer makes enemies.

And will I tell you that these three lived happily ever after? I will not, for no one ever does. But there was happiness. And they did live.

A cat won't curry favor even if it's in their best interests to do so. A cat can't be a hypocrite. If more preachers were like cats, this would be a more religious country.

He was one of those quite rare adults who communicate with small children fairly well and who love them all impartially--not in a sugary way but in a businesslike fashion that may sometimes entail a hug, in the same way that closing a big business deal may call for a handshake.