“His mother had often told Lock that he was much too polite to ever be a true intellectual.”
“Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be.”
“His grandfather had often told him that he tried too hard to move trees when a wiser man would walk around them.”
“At eight, he had once told his mother that he wanted to paint air.”
“How had I ever thought he was cute? He so needed to be locked up in an insane asylum somewhere. Too bad Batman wasn't here to come and drag his ass off to Arkham.”