"Never end a sentence with a preposition,” he recited. “Not never; just seldom."

"You can grieve when someone dies. But when someone is near death, and there is the chance that you might prevent it i…"

"Eight-fifteen in the morning in Washington is not a happy time."

"Does she know all the people she says she knows?” “She knows everybody.” “Maybe that’s why she’s getting old."

"Another good touch. What do we charge for a regular martini?” “Ninty-five cents—ninety-eight cents with tax. What's i…"

"You watch television much?” Padillo asked. “Some,” I said. “It’s like China. If you ignore it, it just gets worse."

"Your countrymen, McCorkle, are seemingly indifferent to what happens in Africa. Most of them don’t care about what ha…"

"Would you end war? Create great Peace."

"To be a god First I must be a god-maker: We are what we create."

"Hearts starve as well as bodies: Give us Bread, but give us Roses."