“Where would his torture be, indeed, if at every step the hope of succeeding upheld him?”
“Every personal existence was upheld by a secret.”
“Stepping into the smell of a long-abandoned aple crop, Cameron called towards the house, hoping to catch his mother's attention in the window where she would be sitting working”
“So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains.”
“Mouse of Billy from the good ol’ days of getting the crap tortured out of him every day. Merkin would die a painful death if Mouse got to him first.”
“[One of the biggest differences between him and his rivals for the Republican nomination was] "every one of them wants to torture people. It's amazing.”