“Sometimes it's just easier to go along.”

“Running a close second [as a writing lesson] was the realization that stopping a piece of work just because it's hard, either emotionally or imaginatively, is a bad idea. Sometimes you have to go on when you don't feel like it, and sometimes you're doing good work when it feels like all you're managing is to shovel shit from a sitting position.”

“We'll just have to get along. That's what people do, you know? They just get along. And try to help each other.”

“It's not going to last. Just thought you might want to know.”

“For most of us, I think it's easier to admit doing wrong than being stupid.”

“It's a cash and carry world. Sometimes you pay a little. Mostly it's a lot. Sometimes, it's everything you have.”

“Sometimes a cigar is just a smoke and a story's just a story”