"I lived in a little bungalow on Napa Street. The place was OK, I guess. It had an electric ice box, gas hearth, and a…"

"Sooner or later everyone needs a haircut."

"I sat in the house, but there was nobody there. I was a ghost; I didn't see anyone. No one saw me. I was the barber."

"Time slows down right before an accident, and I had time to think about things. I thought about what an undertaker ha…"

"[about his lawyer's courtroom speech] And then it was Riedenschneider's turn. I gotta hand it to him, he tossed a lot…"

"Yeah, I guess I'm sorry about the pain I caused other people, but I don't regret anything. I used to. I used to regre…"

"I don't know where I'm being taken. I don't know what waits for me beyond the earth and sky. Maybe the things I don't…"

"One more thing: you keep your mouth shut. I get the lay of the land. I tell you what to say. No talking out of school…"

"I litigate. I don't capitulate."

"Me, I don't talk much. I just cut the hair."