“Bravery is not the absence of fear but the forging ahead despite being afraid”

“He lowered his eyes to his dad's face. There was fear there. Fear. When your dad was frightened, there was something to be frightened about.”

“Knowledge was like candy: you never turned it down, especially if you didn't have to work too hard to get it.”

“Nothing but trees.”

“If I guess your secret, will you tell me if I'm right?" His father laughed but didn't answer.”

“Live to fight another day was an expression that did not take nto account the loved one who would die because you didn't continue fighting today.”

“This is a roadside attraction,' said Wednesday. 'One of the finest. Which means it is a place of power.”

“Somewhere nere Ogallala, about six hours into that majestic, maddening prairie, I realize that half an hour has passed since I've seen a vehicle in either direction.Oh, I think, as I finally see a ...”

“Whatever we do we are always on the way to somewhere!”

“She wished he could make her somehow indelibly his; that they were still children so they could cut their fingers and mingle their blood and know this meant something. She longed for some transform...”

“The buck stops with the guy who signs the checks.”

“I like indoor Christmas trees. And I like people who decorate their homes with lights and all that crap. I think it's a healthy outlet for them. If they weren't covering their lawns with twinkling ...”

“I'm still a Chicagoan in the fact that I can't do Christmas with sand and palm trees. It just doesn't compute - it's not Christmas unless your face hurts when you step outside.”

“Being half Jewish, we grew up with Christmas trees but had Jewish ornaments.”