“Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.”

“The world is full of banks and rivers running between them, of men and women crossing bridges and fords, unaware of the consequences, not looking back or beneath their feet, and with no loose change for the boatman.”

“His life, measured in space and time, will take up a mere few lines, which my ignorance will abbreviate further.”

“After Spain, World War II was simple. I wasn't even tempted to pick up a gun to fight for General Motors, U.S. Steel, or the Chase Manhattan Bank, even if Hitler was running the other side.”

“The power of the Dark Side cannot be dispersed among the masses. It must be concentrated in the few who are worthy of the honor.”

“Sooner or later the let-loose sidewalk pups will cross the streets. Running, they will run into each other. And sooner or later, as surely as noses drip downward, it will no longer be enough to merely run. They must run against something. Against each other. It is in their instinct.”