“Reading isn't an occupation we encourage among police officers. We try to keep the paperwork down to a minimum.”

“Cleanse my heart... Give me the ability to rage correctly”

“With madness, as with vomit, it's the passerby who receives the inconvenience.”

“...it´s not all rose petals, rainbows and shit...”

“We all know - or at least we are told continuously - that we are a divided people. And we know there's a degree of truth in it. We have too often allowed our differences to prevail among us. We have too often allowed ambitious men to play off those differences for political gain. We have too often retreated behind our differences when no one really tried to lead us beyond them.”

“We aren't particularly talented. We try harder!”

“She poured out a measure but Temple declined. 'Drink and I have had some long and painful conversations and found we simply can't agree.''Drink and I can't agree either.' She shrugged and tossed it down herself. 'But we keep on having the argument.”