“By and large... the good's an illusion, little fables folks tell themselves so they can get through their days without screaming too much.”
“Folks, I'm telling you,birthing is hardand dying is mean-so get yourself a little loving in between.”
“She was wearing the same clothes, but now she looked haggard and dirty. The delicate illusions that get us through life can only stand so much strain.”
“Their eyes had seen so much that they no longer distinguished between dream and reality. And they had so few illusions they were through asking questions of anyone, even of themselves.”
“You think intelligence and grit can succeed by themselves, but I'm telling you that's a pretty illusion.”
“If in large part we were concerned only with making it through another day without getting laid off, there was a smaller part just hoping to leave for the night without contributing to someone’s lifetime of hurt.”