“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ”

“Political language -- and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists -- is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”

“At midnight the wind in the trees can sound like the ocean. The moonlight can make a road appear as endless as the sea.”

“The pure and simple truth Is rarely pure and never simple.What's a boy to doWhen lies and truth are both sinful?”

“You stick a bunch of drunken murderers together, ain't long before some turn to thieving, then to lying, then to bad language, and pretty soon to sobriety, raising families and making an honest living.”

“A writer paradoxically seeks the truth and tells lies every step of the way. It's a lie if you make something up. But you make it up in the name of the truth, and then you give your heart to expressing it clearly.”