“Real’ is a dirty word in this place.”

“He says one word, nodding into the daylight. "Look." It's an astounding word. It's a gift.”

“Write words you’re willing to burn at the stake for. Write words you’d believe in even if the rest of the world didn’t.”

“It isn’t a perfect place. There are no perfect places. But nobody cares about perfection when there are sand castles to build and kites to chase, children that are being born, old hearts that are giving in.”

“Cure" is one of the most precious words in the English language. It's a short word. A clean and simple word. But it isn't so easy a thing as it sounds. There are questions like: How will this affect us in ten years? In twenty? What will it do to our children? Our children's children?”

“In another time, in another place, I wonder who they might have been.”

“It's best not to wonder at what cost. Freedom is the only price to pay for anything in this place.”