“My job is to make sure the law works for you as well as against you, and to make you a human being in the eyes of the jury.”
“When it is time for you to leave this school, leave your job, or even leave this earth, you make sure you have worked hard to make sure it mattered you were even here.”
“Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune.”
“Surely you couldn't be a good doctor and a terrible human being---surely the laws of man, if not God, didn't allow it.”
“They're animals, all right. But why are you so goddam sure that makes us human beings?”
“Rhiannon's Law #28: If you're going to fuck up, be sure to fuck up good and proper. Nothing makes failure acceptable, so you might as well make your misery count.”