“He prefers not to ruin things with any more questions. What it is is what it is.”

“When it came down to it, one of them called the shots. The other did what he was told. The question is, what if the other is a lot more than one?”

“***AN OBSERVATION***A pair of train guards.A pair of grave diggers.When it came down to it, one of them called the shots.The other did what he was told.The question is, what if the 'other' is a lot more than one?”

“The question is, what color will everything be at that moment when I come for you? What will the sky be saying?”

“That's typically what writers do; we just sit around complaining most of the time. And the better things are going, the more they complain.”

“Quite frankly, so am I, because what I'm about to tell you is a fact.In this country, there is only one thing that can draw a crown without any shadow of a doubt. The answer?Beer.Free beer.”

“For a moment, I panic. It's that feeling of falling when you know without question, that you've lost control of your car, or made a mistake that's beyond repair. 'What do I do now?' I ask desperately. 'Tell me! What do I do now?'He remains calm.He looks at me closely and says, 'Keep living, Ed... It's only the pages that stop here.”