“ The best car safety device is a rear view mirror with a cop in it. ”
“Not everyone who drinks is a poet. Some of us drink because we're not poets.”
“I think that music has an endless life.”
“Few people can resist doing what is universally expected of them. This invisible pressure is more difficult to stand against than individual tyranny.”
“No one is born with prejudicial feelings, they are developed and nurtured within us by our experiences and upbringing. Consider the many factors involved: Babies are born into rich families and poor families alike - each capable of developing resentment toward the other. Children will often adopt prejudicial attitudes from their parents' racist remarks and actions. There are always two sides of the train tracks, with people on each side often unwilling to cross. One negative experience with a person may lead to false stereotyping for an entire people group.”
“It was strange, this toxic little vein, strange to stand above it, looking down at night, in a dangerous neighborhood, as if they were in love and entitled to such adventures.”