“It's never too late for fatalism.”

“Thinking is not a thing that can undo itself. It can never be its own solution.”

“I only have one life so I better waste it wisely.”

“Behind every good politician is a soft, cuddly teddy bear”

“You know that point in your life when you realize that the house you grew up in isn’t really your home anymore… All of the sudden, even though you have some place to put your shit, that idea of home is gone… Or maybe it's like this rite of passage… You will never have that feeling again until you create a new idea of home for yourself, you know, for your kids, for the family you start. It’s like a cycle or something. Maybe that’s all family really is: a group of people that miss the same imaginary place.”

“In fact, Harold had never once paid attention to his watch other than to find out the time. And, honestly, it drove his watch crazy.”

“Things will be different this time," Caine said. "There was too much contention, too much violence the last time. I tried to be a peaceful leader. But thing went badly.""I wonder why," Diana muttered. "These people," Caine said grandly, sweeping his arm towards the town, "need more than a leader. They need...a king.”