“Animals don't know as much about jealousy as people, but they're not ignorant of it, either.”

“They're animals, all right. But why are you so goddam sure that makes us human beings?”

“Sometimes a man and a woman reach a crossroads and linger there, reluctant to take either way, knowing the wrong choice will mean the end... and knowing there’s so much worth saving.”

“Faith is a great thing, and really religious people would like us to believe that faith and knowing are the same thing, but I don't believe that myself. Because there are too many different ideas on the subject. What we know is this: When we die, one of two things happens. Either our souls and thoughts somehow survive the experience of dying or they don't. If they do, that opens up every possibility you could think of. If they don't, it's just blotto. The end.”

“...if a person doesn't know they're hurting, why, maybe they're not. I was wrong.”

“Even people capable of living in the past don't really know what the future holds.”

“When creative people do their best work, they're hardly ever in charge, they're just sort of rolling along with their eyes shut yelling wheee.”