“There's a capacity for apetite," Samuel said, "that a whole heaven and earth of cake can't satisfy”

“There's a capacity for appetite... that a whole heaven and earth of cake can't satisfy”

“Because time does the job, dynamite can't touch. (Samuel Hamilton)”

“I'll want to hear,' Samuel said. 'I eat stories like grapes.”

“At one point, as Samuel urges Adam to raise his boys well regardless of the blood that might be in them, Adam tells him, "You can't make a race horse of a pig." Samuel replies, "No, but you can make a very fast pig.”

“Will you stay to dinner?" Adam asked."I will not be responsible for the murder of more chickens," said Samuel."Lee's got a pot roast.""Well, in that case--”

“For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more. And this is said in disparagement, whereas it is one of the greatest talents the species has and one that has made it superior to animals that are satisfied with what they have.”