“Everybody is so terribly sensitive about the things they know best.”
“Well. He's a very sensitive boy. He's really never been a terribly good mixer with other boys...'Sensitive. That killed me. That guy Morrow was about as sensitive as a goddamn toilet seat.”
“The truly terrible thing is that everybody has their reasons.”
“So many things happen that we can't control, its best not to worry about what we can. Believing you can change the world has a terrible effect on one's ego.”
“Sonny, don't you tell me what's worthwhile--true love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops. Everybody knows that.”
“Everybody sins, Francis. The terrible thing is that we love our sins. We love the thing that makes us evil.”