Harsh Words Live In The Dungeon Of

There Are These Two Kinds Of Patriotism. There's Blind Patriotism, Unflagging Patriotism. And Then There's The Patriotism That Says I Live In A Democracy And It's Very Important For The Health And The Life Of This Democracy That It Get Better All The Time, Not Get Worse.

The Art Of The Novel Is To Arrive At That Artless Point Where Your Characters Become More Real Than Yourself.

Part Of The Oncoming Demise (of New York During Its Terrible Fiscal Crisis) Is That None Of Us Can Simply Believe It. We Were Always The Best And The Strongest Of Cities, And Our People Were Vital To The Teeth. Knock Them Down Eight Times And They Would Get Up With That Look In The Eye Which Suggests The Fight Has Barely Begun.

In America Few People Will Trust You Unless You Are Irreverent.

We Love Those Who Can Lead Us To A Place We Will Never Reach Without Them.