“If you put your politicians up for sale, as the US does (alone in this among industrialized democracies), then someone will buy them--and it won’t be you; you can’t afford them.”

“The mistake our politicians so often make with these industry leaders is in thinking they are interested in, or respectful of, the power of government. All they want is to keep stealing. If you can offer them the government’s seal of approval on that, they’ll take it. But if you can’t, well, they’ll take that too.”

“You can’t put a price tag on love. But if you could, I’d wait for it to go on sale.”

“The Spirituality and Self-Help industry wants you to be empowered enough to buy their products, but disempowered enough to still think you need them.”

“You can’t do it, can you? Your skin remembers me, and so does your heart. You told them to forget, but they can’t. Remember me, Beatrice. Remember your first.”

“It's nice to wake up in the morning alone and not have to tell someone you love them when you don't love them anymore.”