“A free press doesn't mean it's not a tame press.”

“Camouflage doesn't help when the other guy is willing to defoliate the whole jungle.”

“It's the family you choose that counts.”

“Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.”

“Most investigators don't even know what the word means. You stop the cops from using informants and the only crimes they'd ever solve would be those by deranged postal workers who come to work once too often.”

“Roots are nice, but a tree can’t run.”

“He said when the Lord made people He made them all the same for starters. But life marks people. If you know the way, you can read them like maps.”