“A clear look back on the Cold War's battlegrounds, along with a sense of relief that the world survived forty-five years of confrontation, evokes feelings of humility and regret.”
“You don't want to look back at your years with regrets. Regrets have no place in your memory jar.”
“I'm a woman. Forty-five in female years (which is about a hundred and thirty in male years - bastards).”
“I've been married forty-five years. I think laughter is the secret.”
“there are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers”
“I walked to Montevallo.''Forty miles?!''Forty-two,' he corrected me. 'Well. Forty-two there. Forty-two back. Eight-two miles. No. Eight-four. Yes. Eighty-four miles in forty-five hours.''What the hell's in Montevallo?' I asked.'Not much. I just walked til I got too cold, and then I turned around.''You didn't sleep?''No, the dreams are terrible.”