"For such people the consummate act of moral clarity was a lynching or a suicide bombing, a fatwa or a pogrom. And the…"

"The suicidally disgruntled were legion, And their enemies included any and all Americans, Brits, Canadians, Danes, et…"

"What we cannot remember, we must rediscover."

"Everybody falls, and we all land somewhere."

"He’s exactly what she wants. He’s the last thing she needs."

"“We might have destroyed ourselves, but at least it would have been our own fault.” “Would it, though? Whose fault ex…"

"This would have been less annoying had it been untrue."

"Understanding is better than ignorance. Ignorance, unlike life, unlike narrative, is static. Understanding implies a …"

"His fertility cycles meant little to him. In his lifetime, he knew, he might make only one or two real contributions …"

"The world is what it is and won’t be bargained with."