“As long as the sun’s shining, shit can’t be that bad.”

“shit and shine-ola”

“Good to know in times of war you can’t bluff for shit.”

“The interesting thing about cities isn’t what they do when people are looking,” Ben says. “It’s what they do when they think nobody’s looking. Like, the shit the city is proud of? The shining skyscrapers downtown, the sports stadiums, the public art? You can’t judge a city by that. That only tells you what the rich people are doing on a good day. It’s what people do on a bad day—a bad day when there are no security cameras watching—that tells you what you really want to know. It’s how people act during a blackout, a hurricane, or a siege that tells you the truth about a city.”

“I can’t be the star in your sky when you’re the only star left shining in mine.”

“Mr. Shit gives politicians a good name. It’s the rest of the politicians who give Mr. Shit a bad name.”