“A man may fall many times but he won't be a failure until he says someone pushed him.”
“A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.”
“He strained to say something else. I leaned toward him. He focused on me. “Rape,” he promised. “Many, many times. Until you bleed . . .” “I’m so flattered.”
“A man may fail many times, and then he turns to Cosmic Ordering.”
“You go for a man hard and fast enough and he don't have time to think about how many is with him, he thinks about himself and how he may get clear out of the wrath that is about to set down on him.”
“I meet a third man he's an old man he trips in the street he falls and I help him up, walk him to the curb. He shakes my hand says keep the faith, young man. I ask him what he means, he says keep running and don't let them catch you. ”