“America wielded her huge power in the world with a brash confidence that reminded him of a toddler who has got hold of a hammer.”
“This reminded him of Alvis Bender's contention that stories were like nations - Italy, a great epic poem, Britain, a thick novel, America, a brash motion picture in technicolor...”
“Nostalgia wields a heavy hammer for those who have longed for a purer life.”
“Who leads the world in consumption? America! Who has more lawyers per capita? America! Who has the highest incarceration rate? America! What is the greatest country on earth? America!”
“You remind me of someone with a bad toothache who's hitting herself in the head with a hammer to distract herself from the pain in her mouth.”
“Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.”