No battle is ever won ... victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.

And when I think about that, I think that if nothing but being married will help a man, he's durn nigh hopeless.

Memory believes before knowing remembers. [Light in August]

Well, between Scotch and nothin', I suppose I'd take Scotch. It's the nearest thing to good moonshine I can find.

I have found that the greatest help in meeting any problem with decency and self-respect and whatever courage is demanded, is to know where you yourself stand. That is, to have in words what you believe and are acting from.

And sure enough, even waiting will end...if you can just wait long enough.

The clock tick-tocked, solemn and profound. It might have been the dry pulse of the decaying house itself, after a while it whirred and cleared its throat and struck six times.