“Swearing invulnerably, I measure mercilessly his shortcomings, and with luxurious scorn, ask who could be ensnared there.”
“His eyes were blazing and I swear I could smell the testosterone coming off him.”
“A patriot is one who loves his homeland. A nationalist is one who scorns the homelands of others.”
“(Shoddiness is) the nature of human life. It takes an exertion to be indifferent to these things, but it's an exertion worth making. Also, it allows you luxuries like scorn and flippancy.”
“When something undesirable grows in my soul, I ask Gd to give me th courage to mercilessly pluck it out.”
“We're going to die, aren't we?" I asked bitterly. He held me so tight I could hardly breathe. But I wanted tighter still. "Not here. I swear it.”