“There are words to describe her, my dear, but one does not repeat them in polite company.”

“When the goal of political action is no longer the defense of liberty, no word other than demagoguery can describe the despicable nature of politics.”

“Stephanie was…intense. That's the best word to describe her, Del. The best one.”

“Whenever one does extraordinary things, someone is bound to try to repeat them for themselves. It's the way of the world.”

“And my father?"Brian's grin flashed. "I like thinking that's where I got the fifty.I told him he's better off sticking with the horses."Keeley's brow rose. "And his response to that?""Isn't something I can repeat in polite company.”

“My literature must remain that which it is. Especially that something which does not fit into politics and does not want to serve it. I cultivate just one politics: my own. I am a separate state.”