"Money, it turned out, was exactly like sex, you thought of nothing else if you didn't have it and thought of other things if you did."

"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain."

"People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead."

"It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have."

"I drank some boiling water because I wanted to whistle."

"The food in such places is so tasteless because the members associate spices and garlic with just the sort of people they're trying to keep out."

"If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first."

"They're now turning those seeds into intellectual property, so they have a virtual lock on the seeds upon which we all depend for our food and survival."