“David and I were big. Are big. But the broken, beat-up, warring, loving, beautiful, truthful world is bigger than us by far.”
“That's No'-as-big-as-Medium-Sized-Jock-but-bigger-than-Wee-Jock-Jock, mistress,' said Not-as-big-as-Medium-Sized-Jock-but-bigger-than-Wee-Jock-Jock. 'Ye were one jock short,' he added helpfully.”
“Love is the big booming beat which covers up the noise of hate.”
“All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie.”
“So here is where I am so far, and this is all I know: the world is a big sardine can, and some of us are too agreeable for words. Most of us, really.”
“Everything in the world starts small and then becomes bigger—except bad things. They start big, and then get smaller.”