“There were more courses than O.J. has alibis.”

“If fucking were graceful,desire an alibi.”

“There are many who find a good alibi far more attractive than an achievement. For an achievement does not settle anything permanently. We still have to prove our worth anew each day; we have to prove that we are as good today as we were yesterday. But when we have a valid alibi for not achieving anything we are fixed, so to speak, for life.”

“I got an alibi, just in case you think I did it. Tighter than a crab's ass, and that is air tight.”

“Of course Will was right again. But I realized clearly for the first time how desperate our plight was. It has been foolish to think we could rescue Kai. Now, wherever he is, it couldn't be worse than being held captive by pirates. Even cannibals were more trustworthy.”

“Of course I loved books more than people.”