“There's something beyond one's self”
“There's no one more obnoxious and self-righteous than the self-made man. And no one more admirable.”
“So Connor stands there with secret anticipation each time there's a group of new arrivals, hoping beyond hope he'll find that self-righteous, self-important, pain-in-the-ass Lev still alive.”
“Unless people have a vision of something beyond the bounds of their own natures, they cannot transcend their self-interest.”
“You want to believe that there's one relationship in life that's beyond betrayal. A relationship that's beyond that kind of hurt. And there isn't.”
“The people feel and look the same, like they've settled here even though they know there's something more-something better-just beyond where they are.Small-town life.”