It feels almost soft, like something to be caressed. Only gold feels that way.

Man the sum of what have you. A problem in impure properties carried tediously to an unvarying nil: stalemate of dust and desire.

People need trouble - a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it.

A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences.

Gettysburg. . . . You cant understand it. You would have to be born there.

Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still. When I moved, they glinted and sparkled. I hushed.

Unless you're ashamed of yourself now and then, you're not honest