“There are no amateurs in the world of children.”

“There is a world inside the world.”

“The truth of the world is exhausting.”

“I'm a world citizen with a New York set of balls.”

“In committing a work to memory we make it safe from decay. It stands untouched. Children memorize parts of stories their parents tell them. They want the same story again and again. Don't change a word or they get terribly upset. This is the unchanged narrative every culture needs in order to survive.”

“If the world is where we hide from ourselves, what do we do when the world is no longer accessible? We invent a false name, invent a destiny, purchase a firearm through the mail.”

“That's the world out there, little green apples and infectious disease.”