“The success of any society must be judged by the life of its worst off. No other calculation will do.”

“Before September 11, the skinny, jittery black guy made security think one thing: drug mule. But after the attacks, security only cared about bombs. So it was the Arab guys, the Puerto Ricans and I...”

“Empathy is what separates human beings from teenage boys.”

“Im always looking for the monster. Not even just in horror. I want them in everything. Just give me the monsters. Logical conclusions dont satisfy. Monsters satisfy, absolutely.”

“Human beings are no damn good, he said. We are even worse than animals. We like ...He trailed off, cleared his throat, but his voice hardly reached a whisper.We like monsters, he said.”

“I am all in a sea of wonders. I doubt; I fear; I think strange things, which I dare not confess to my own soul.”

“If you take too long in deciding what to do with your life, you'll find you've done it.”

“Fear and doubt are major stampeders.”