“I dont know much about psychoanalysis, but I dont believe that we can blame our actions on our upbringings. If we could, then nobody would be responsible for anything they do.”

“His voice caught. I choose you, Gretchen. Every time, I'll choose you.”

“Who was Hitler" demanded little Tracy"He was this bloke in World War Two" explained Ben.”

“War ends at the moment when peace permanently wins out. Not when the articles of surrender are signed or the last shot is fired, but when the last shout of a sidewalk battle fades, when the next ge...”

“I dont know much about psychoanalysis, but I dont believe that we can blame our actions on our upbringings. If we could, then nobody would be responsible for anything they do.”

“Sara, we have to go," she whispers, even though my dad isn't there to hear her. She's not crying. She's calm. Matter-of-fact. As if she's asking me whether I want mayo or mustard on my sandwich. Ex...”

“The sky is deep, the sky is dark. The light of the stars is o damn stark/When I look up, I fill with fear, if all we have is what lies here, this lonely world, this troubled place, then cold dead s...”

“It is said that in death, all things become clear.”