“I wish I hadn't. I wish I'd fought for you. I was weak and stupid.”
“There was nothing I wished I'd said to him. There was nothing I wished I hadn't said.”
“I also wish I'd been born with a clearly defined talent for something, or else stupid.”
“But I hurt you." His voice grows quiet. "I wish that I hadn't.”
“What I wished more than anything was that the thing hadn't happened at all, and I thought that by not mentioning it I'd be doing everyone else a favor.”
“sometimes i wish i'd been an englishman; american life is so damned dumb and stupid and healthy”